JPS63108467A - Image document editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain efficiently an image editing in which a non-character image and a character image are mixed and to improve a character and graphic recognizing efficiency by storing the hand-written character information and the non-character image such as a photograph, graphic and picture into an independent memory. CONSTITUTION:In an image editing, when an image input command is inputted from a keyboard 14 and an image input is judged to come from an image scanner 17, the image of graphic information is read and stored into an image non-character memory 2. When the image input is judged not to come from the scanner 17, it is awaited that the input position of the hand-written character information is instructed by a pointing device 15, and when the position is instructed, an input address is operated. The picture element data of the handwritten character information inputted from the device 15 are stored into an image character memory 1 based on the operated address. Thus, for the non- character image, the character image can be correctly laid out to the designated position, the image in which the non-character image and the character image are mixed, can be efficiently edited and the efficiency of the character and graphic recognition can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an image document editing device that outputs an edited image obtained by editing an image and document information.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a document creation/editing device such as a Japanese word processor is configured as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 6, 11 is a CPU circuit that controls each section based on a control program stored in a program memory 12. In FIG. A code character memory 13 stores character codes input from the keyboard 74. 15 is a pointing device for inputting handwritten characters. 16 is CRT
On a display, a font corresponding to a character code stored in a code character memory 13 is displayed at a predetermined position, and pixel data input from an image scanner 17 and stored in an image memory 18 is displayed with good resolution. 1
A printer 9 records the image information displayed on the CRT display 16 on recording paper.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the external appearance of the document creation/editing device shown in FIG. 6, and the same parts as in FIG. 6 are given the same reference numerals.

In these devices, when editing documents and images, a character code is input from the keyboard 14 and stored in the code character memory 13, and the character code is inputted from the keyboard 14 and stored in the code character memory 13.

Images such as symbols are captured using the image scanner 17. Pixel data of image information input from an image input means such as a television camera or pixel data of image information such as handwritten characters input from the pointing device 15 is stored in an image memory 18 as shown in FIG. It was configured such that image editing such as adding handwritten characters 22 to graphic information such as a map 21 can be performed.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, once the pixel data corresponding to the map 21 and the pixel data of the handwritten characters 22 are constructed in the image memory 18, they are treated as one image information, so even if you try to change the handwritten characters 22, the map 21 and the handwritten characters 22 There was a problem that the characters 22 could not be easily separated.

In addition, when character recognition is performed on a document that is being edited, since text parts and non-text parts such as pictures 9 shapes are mixed, it is not possible to accurately cut out the characters, and the character recognition rate drops significantly. There was a problem.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by storing handwritten character information and non-character images such as photographs, shapes, and pictures in separate memories, the non-character images and character images can be combined. In addition to efficiently performing image editing that involves a mixture of characters, it also supports character recognition.

An object of the present invention is to obtain an image document editing device that can improve figure recognition efficiency.

[Means for solving problems]

The image document editing device according to the present invention is provided with an image memory that selects character images and non-character images inputted by an image input means and stores them independently.

[Effect]

In this invention, when character images and non-character images are input from the image input means, they are sorted and stored in independent image memories.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an image document editing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, and the same components as in FIG. 5 are given the same reference numerals.

In this figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an image character memory constituting the image memory of the present invention, which stores pixel data of handwritten characters inputted from a pointing device 15 constituting an image input means. Reference numeral 2 denotes an image non-character memory constituting the image memory of the present invention, which stores pixel data of image information such as photographs 9 figures and pictures inputted from the image scanner 17 constituting the image input means.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the external appearance of the image document editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.

In this figure, 19a is a paper feed cassette that stores recording paper. Reference numeral 19b denotes a paper discharge tray on which a recording paper on which an image is recorded by the printer 19 (image formation by a known electrophotographic process) is placed. 19c is a cable, C
The PU circuit 11 and printer 19 are interfaced.

Next, the image editing operation according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating graphic information input as an image from the image scanner 17 shown in FIG.
is graphical information, for example, in the case of a map.

FIG. 4 shows the pointing device 15 shown in FIG.
2 is a schematic diagram illustrating character information inputted from
0b is handwritten character information, and indicates a state in which, for example, "O way" handwritten with the pointing device 15 has been input.

First, when the graphic information 20a is placed on the image scanner 17 and an image input command is input from the keyboard 14, the graphic information 20a is optically scanned and pixel data converted into electrical signals is output to the CPU circuit 11. CPU circuit 11
selects whether the input pixel data is output from the image scanner 17 or the pointing device 15, and in this case, the input pixel data is output from the image scanner 17.
The pixel data transferred from 7 is transferred to image non-character memory 2.
Store in. Next, when the CPU circuit 11 reads out the pixel data stored in the image non-character memory 2 and displays it on the CRT display 16, the graphic information 20a shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. Next, the user operates the pointing device 15 to indicate, while looking at the CRT display 16, the position where one handwritten character information 20b is to be input. In response to this instruction, the CPU circuit 11 causes the pointing device 15 to
The storage address of the input handwritten character information 20b is calculated. Next, when the handwritten character information 20b from the pointing device 15, that is, "0 ways" is input, the CPU circuit 11 recognizes that the handwritten character information 20b is input from the pointing device 15, and inputs the handwritten character information 20b. The pixel data is stored in the image character memory 1. At this time, the CPU circuit 11 stores the pixel data of the handwritten character information 20b based on the already calculated storage address. Next, the CPU circuit 11 reads out the pixel data stored in the image character memory 1 and sends it to the CRT.
When displayed on the display 16, an image synthesized with the graphic information 20a and handwritten character information 20b can be obtained, and when an image output command is input from the keyboard 14, a synthesized image can be obtained on the recording paper.

Here, if the operator wants to change the handwritten character information 20b displayed on the CRT display 16, after instructing parallel input of the handwritten character information 20b as described above,
When the handwritten character information 20b is changed to, for example, "Ki-dori", the pixel data corresponding to "Zero-dori" is reconstructed in the image character memory 1, and can be developed at the position specified by the pointing device 15. In this way, it is possible to immediately respond to changes and corrections to handwritten characters, and image editing can be performed efficiently.

Furthermore, when the handwritten character information 20b is converted into printed characters, when a change command is input from the keyboard 14, the CPU
The circuit 11 accesses the image character memory 1 and recognizes only the pixel data corresponding to the handwritten character information 20b using a character recognition method, for example, easily recognizes "Kidori" and generates the character code corresponding to this character. can be generated and stored in the code character memory 13. Even when cutting out characters in this way, since the handwritten character information 20b and the graphic information 20 are separated, the handwritten character information 20b
can accurately recognize characters.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the image editing control operation procedure according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (1B) indicate each step.

1) to wait for an image input command to be input from the keyboard 14; and, when an image input command is input, to determine whether the image input is from the image scanner 17; 2);
If YES, start reading the image of, for example, the graphic information 20a placed on the image scanner 17 (3), and sequentially store the read pixel data in the image non-character memory 2 (4).
), are displayed on the CRT display 16 (5).

On the other hand, if the determination in step (2) is No, wait for the pointing device 15 to instruct parallel input of the handwritten character information 20b (6), and when instructed, calculate the input address (7). , the pixel data of the handwritten character information 20b input from the pointing device 15 is stored in the image character memory based on the calculated address (8). Then CR
Handwritten text on T-display 16! ! 220b (8). Next, it is determined whether a command to modify the handwritten character information 20b in the composite image displayed on the CRT display 16 has been input from the keyboard 14 (10), and if No, the image output command is input from the keyboard 14.
It waits for an input from 4 (11), then outputs the composite image from the printer 19 onto recording paper (12), and ends the control.

On the other hand, if the determination in step (10) is YES, wait for the pointing device 15 to indicate the position to input the handwritten character information 20b (13), and when instructed, input the handwritten character information 20b from the pointing device 15. Do (14). Accordingly, CPU circuit 1
1 stores the pixel data of the handwritten character information 20b in the image character memory 1 (15) and displays it on the CRT display 16 (16), and returns to step (10).

It goes without saying that by expanding the capacities of the image non-character memory 2 and the image character memory 1, a plurality of graphic information 20a and handwritten character information 20b can be processed simultaneously.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention is provided with an image memory for sorting and storing character images and non-character images inputted by the image input means independently, so that the position where the character image is designated as the non-character image is provided. can be laid out accurately. Furthermore, since character recognition can be performed only on the pixel data of a handwritten character image, the character image can be converted into a corresponding character code, which has the advantage of improving character editing efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an image document editing device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the external appearance of the image document editing device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. teeth,
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating graphical information input from the image scanner shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating character information input from the pointing device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. A flowchart explaining the image editing control operation procedure according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a block diagram explaining the configuration of a conventional document creation editor, and FIG.
A perspective view illustrating the appearance of the document creation and editing device shown in the figure;
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a conventional document image editing operation. In the figure, 1 is an image character memory, 2 is an image non-character memory, 1
1 is a CPU circuit, 12 is a program memory, 13 is a code character memory, 14 is a keyboard, 15 is a pointing device, 16 is a CRT display, and 17 is an image scanner. Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 6 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an image document editing device that displays character images and non-character images input from an image input means on a display, edits the images, and outputs them by an image output means, the character images and non-character images input by the image input means An image document editing device comprising an image memory that selects and independently stores images.