JPS63268071A - Picture processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply segment and fill data by storing the size of a data filling area and segmenting the data to be filled according to the size of said filling area when the data are segmented and filled for document graphic editing jobs. CONSTITUTION:A display means 4 selects at least a piece of picture data and displays it and a prescribed area 36 of a 1st picture data 33 displayed on a the means 4 is designated by a designating means 37. Then the position and the size of the area 36 are stored in an area memory means 7 together with the picture data on the area 36. Then a 2nd picture data is displayed on the means 4 and a picture area is designated in the same size as the area 36 designated to the 1st picture data. The picture data on said designated picture area is sent to the area 36 and filled there.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an image processing device that can edit, for example, document data, image data, etc. and output it as a printout or display. The present invention relates to an image processing device that improves work efficiency.

[Prior art] Conventionally, when embedding image data in a document, an area to be embedded in the document is specified (opening a frame), a necessary part is cut from the image data to be embedded in this area, and this is inserted into the frame by opening the frame as described above. Opening the frame and cutting out the image data to be embedded in it were performed in separate operations, such as embedding it in a part.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, the size of the frame of the separated document data and the size of the cropped image data are often different, and in this case, the image data must be adjusted to fit the size of the frame. There was a problem that it became necessary to enlarge or reduce the size.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned embodiments, and the size of the frame is sometimes recorded between the frames to determine the area to be embedded, and the area to be embedded is recorded. When cutting data,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing device that can easily cut out and embed data by cutting out the data to be embedded in the size of this frame.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the image processing apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration. That is, a storage means for storing a plurality of image data; a display means for selecting and displaying at least one of the image data;
a specifying means for specifying a predetermined area of the first image data displayed on the display means; an area storage means for storing the position and size of the area and the image data within the area;
The image display apparatus includes an instruction means for displaying image data of the image area on the display means and designating an image area having the same size as the area, and a means for transferring the image data of the image area to the area.

[Function] In the above configuration, the specifying means specifies a predetermined area of the first image data displayed on the display means for selecting and displaying at least one of the image data, and the position of the area is stored in the area storage means. and store the size and image data within the area. Next, the second image data is displayed on the display means, and the first
An image area with the same size as the area specified for the image data is specified, and the image data of the image area is transferred to the area.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Description of Image Processing Apparatus (FIGS. 1 and 2)] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment.

In the figure, 20 is a CPU that controls the entire device according to a program in a program memory 21.

The control program is read from the disk 23 and stored in the program memory 21 when the device is powered on or in response to an instruction from the keyboard 22. 25 is a display (CRT) that displays text or image data or various commands, and a video memory (VRAM).
Each of the 24 bits is displayed in one-to-one correspondence with each pixel of the CRT 25.

22 is a keyboard for inputting document data and various commands, and 26 is a pointing device (PD) such as a mouse for moving a cursor or the like on the display screen of the C'RT 25 to specify a position on the display screen. It is. Reference numeral 27 denotes an image reader that photoelectrically reads a document image, converts it into digital data, and inputs it. Image data input from the image reader 27 is stored in an image memory 28, a disk 23, etc., or displayed on a CRT 25. be done.

The disk 23 stores program data, image data, document data, etc. The image memory 28 stores image data and document data as image data, and the printer 29 inputs the image data from the image memory 28 and prints page by page. 30 is a system bus that interconnects each of the above components.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment.

In the figure, 1 is a control unit that controls the entire device, and includes a CPU such as a microcomputer, a control program, a data output unit, and the like. 2 is a memory that stores first image data such as document data, and 3 is a memory that stores second image data such as graphic data. Reference numeral 4 denotes a display section that displays image data in the memory 2 or memory 3 and displays functions corresponding to human power from the human power section. Reference numeral 5 denotes a human power section that manually inputs function instructions, coordinate data, etc., and instructs cutting out, pasting, etc. of display data displayed on the display section 4. 6 is based on instructions from Human Resources Department 5.

A cutout data storage section 7 stores a part of the image data cut out from the memory 2 or 3, and a frame storage section 7 stores the size of a display frame specified on the display section 4.

[The spaces between the frames are explanations of the processing (Figures 3 and 4)] Figure 3 (A
) CB) is a diagram showing the cutting of the frame of document data.

FIG. 3(A) shows the document data 33 displayed on the CRT 25, and the operator first moves the cursor 37 to a point 34 using the pointing device 26 (hereinafter referred to as PD) and presses the switch on the PD 26. . Next, hold down that switch and move the cursor 37 to point 35.
is selected by the PD 26, and when the switch is released, a rectangular frame 36 is drawn on the screen.

FIG. 3(B) shows a state in which the position where the switch of the PD 26 is pressed and the position where the switch is released are detected and the document is cut out. At this time, clipboard 3
8, the size of the frame 36 is registered in the program memory 21.
is memorized. In the window 39, an icon (pictogram) 40 indicating that it is document data and the name of the extracted document are shown as 41. The document data thus cut out is stored on the disk 23.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the frame cutting process shown in FIGS. 3(A) and 3(B).

This program is displayed on the CRT25 screen using the PD26.
Indicate the function display “Cut” 42 with the cursor 37 and press PD2
The process starts when switch 8 is pressed. In step S1, it is checked whether the switch for specifying the coordinates of the PD 26 has been pressed down, and if it has been pressed down, the process advances to step S2, and the
Input the coordinate values specified in D26. In step S3, since the PD 26 is moved with the switch pressed down, the display position of the cursor 37 is updated by manually inputting the coordinate values, and the frame 36 is displayed. In step S4, it is checked whether the PD2'6 is turned off, and if it remains on, the process returns to step S3.

When the PD 26 is turned off in step S4, the process proceeds to step S5, where the coordinate values from the PD 26 are manually entered into the frame 3.
Determine the size of 6. In step S6, the size of this frame 36 is stored in the work area of the program memory 21 and registered in the clipboard 38. Then, as shown in FIG. 3(B), an icon 40 is displayed, and an icon 41 is displayed.
The document name is displayed. In step S7, the extracted document data is stored on the disk 23, and in step S8
The area inside the frame 36 is erased and the formatting is redone, and the process is completed by displaying the image as shown in FIG. 3(B).

[Explanation of the graphic cutting process (Figures 5 and 6) Figures 5 (A) and (B) are diagrams for explaining the graphic cutting process for pasting to the document data shown in Figure 3. It is.

In FIG. 5(A), the graphic data 43 is stored on the disk 23.
When the cursor 37 is moved using the PD 26 and the storage 46 is selected, clipboard windows 38 and 39 are displayed. If you point the icon 40 of the window 39 with the cursor 37,
') A frame 44 is displayed. This frame 44 has the same size as the frame 36 shown in FIG.

Next, when the cursor 37 is moved into the frame 44 using the PD 26 and the switch of the PD 26 is pressed down, and the cursor 37 is moved while being held down, the frames 4 and 4 are also moved at the same time. Frame 4
4 to a desired position and release the switch on the PD 26, the graphic data within the frame 44 is cut out and icons 47 and 48 are additionally displayed on the clipboard. This state is shown in FIG. 5(B). Note that the graphic data cut out by the frame 44 is stored on the disk 23. As mentioned above, this frame 44 has the same size as the frame 36 indicated in FIG. 3(B).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the process of cutting out the copy area in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5(A) and 5(B).
The process is started by instructing "Save" 46 on the display screen using D26.

First, in step SIO, the desired graphic data 43 is read out from the disk 23 and displayed on the CRT 25 according to instructions from the keyboard 22, and the cursor 37 is used to display the desired graphic data 43 on the clipboard 25.
9 icon 40. As a result, the frame 44 is CR
It is displayed on T25 (FIG. 5(A)). Next, in step S11, the cursor 37 is moved into the frame 44 using the PD 26, and it is checked whether the switch on the PD 26 is pressed. When the switch is pressed, the process advances to step S12, and it is checked whether the cursor 37 is in the frame 44, and if it is in the frame, the process moves to step S12.
In step 13, input the coordinate values. In step S14, the PD
26 read out the cursor 37 and the frame 44,
In step 515, it is determined whether the PD 26 is turned off.

When the PD 26 is turned off, the process advances to step S16, where the coordinate values at that time are input and registered on the clipboard, and the icon 4 indicating that the data is graphic data is displayed.
7. Display the drawing data name “Drawing°” 48 (5th
Figure (B)). In step S17, the image data 45 thus cut out is stored in the disk 23, and the process ends.

[Explanation of pasting operation (FIGS. 7 and 8)] The procedure of the pasting process will be explained based on FIGS. 7 and 8.

FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the pasting process of the embodiment, and this program reads the original document data 33,
The process is started by specifying the "paste" 49 command with the cursor 37.

In step S20, point the icon 47 with the cursor 37 on the PD 26 and press the switch on the PD 26.
At step 321, the image data 45 stored on the disk 23 to be pasted is determined. Next, when the cursor 37 is moved into the frame 36 using the PD 26 and the switch on the PD 26 is pressed, the image data 45 determined in step S21 is read from the disk 23 and displayed as shown in FIG.

[Description of Clipboard Control Table (FIGS. 9 and 10)] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of a clipboard control table 210 provided in the program memory 21 to perform the above-mentioned control.

90 indicates the number of data stored, and the number of data stored in the clipboard control table 210 is stored therein. 91 is the window for the clean board window.
The control block (WCB) address stores the address of the WCB in the program memory 21 where data related to the clipboard is stored. data 1
d92 stores the type of cut data, for example, "1°°" for document data, "1°°" for graphic data.
2” is stored.

93 stores the WCB address of the data window when data is displayed.

95 stores the original file name of the cut data.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the data format of the cut data stored on the disk 23, where 100 is an ID indicating the type of data, and 101 is a data size indicating the amount of the cut data. Reference numeral 103 is a data file name that stores the same file name as the data file name 94 in FIG. 9, and data file Kanji name 103 is an area that stores the original file name of the cut data. Reference numeral 104 indicates character string data or graphic data indicating the cut data.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the data structure of the program memory 21.

In the figure, 210 is a clipboard control table whose format is shown in FIG. Reference numeral 211 denotes a clipboard control program which controls the display of the clipboard for cutting out and pasting data, etc., and displays icons in the lipboard area as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7.

Reference numeral 212 is an area storing programs for cutting and pasting corresponding to each data shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4, 6, and 8. Reference numeral 213 denotes a data area for temporarily storing cut out data or pasted data, and is a data storage area during input/output to the disk 23.

With the above configuration, for example, an arbitrary frame is set at a desired position of the displayed document data, that part is cut out, and then other graphic data, etc. is displayed, and the graphic data is displayed using the size of the frame. It is possible to cut out a part and combine it by pasting graphic data within the frame of the document data described above.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, the size of the frame for cut out data and the frame for pasted data are the same, so
The effect is that data can be easily cut out, pasted, and synthesized.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, data can be easily extracted and other display data can be combined into the extracted data area.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the embodiment; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the image processing device of the embodiment; FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing cutting out of a document data frame; The figure is a flowchart of the extraction process of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3(A) and 3(B), FIGS. ) A flowchart of the graphic data cutout process of the embodiment shown in (B), FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a pasting and compositing screen, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the pasting and compositing processing of the embodiment shown in FIG. , FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the structure of the clipboard control table, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the storage format of cut-out data or embedded data on the disk, and FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the structure of the program memory. In the figure, 20...CPU, 21...Program memory, 22...Keyboard, 23...Disk, 24...
...Video memory, 25...CR'r, 26...Pointing device (PD), 27...Image reader, 28...Image memory, 29...Printer, 30...System bus, 33...document data, 3
6...Frame, 37...Cursor, 38.39...Clipboard, 43...Graphic data, 40.47...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] a storage means for storing a plurality of image data; a display means for selecting and displaying at least one of the image data; and a designation means for designating a predetermined area of the first image data displayed on the display means. , area storage means for storing the position and size of the area and image data within the area, and instruction means for displaying second image data on the display means and indicating an image area with the same size as the area. , means for transferring image data of the image area to the area.