JPS6330970A - Catalog editing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately transmit the allocated position of a binary picture data to an engraver, by providing an auxiliary line drawing means which draws an auxiliary line to arrange plural binary picture data allocated horizontally, or vertically in a prescribed area on a display unit, and a picture output means. CONSTITUTION:A binarization processing means 3b performs the binarization of a transmissive original picture displayed on a monitor means 5, and transfers it to a system controller 53 through an interface part 6. An allocation display means 7 displays the binary picture data of a transmissive original 2a transferred through the interface part 6 on the squarish plate area of a layout area displayed on a display means 54. And an auxiliary line drawing means 8b draws the auxiliary line to arrange the plural binary picture data allocated in the prescribed area of the display means 54 in a line horizontally, or vertically. Also, for example, a picture output means 9 consisting of a laser beam printer, outputs a layout picture displayed on the display means 54 as a binary image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a catalog editing system that creates catalog layout information as a CAD image.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of device has been disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 60-078285.
No. etc. have been proposed.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional catalog editing system. Reference numeral 51 denotes input means, which is composed of, for example, a keyboard and a tablet.

52 is an image information storage means, which stores product image information (
(2 photos, 2 characters, 2 drawings), ruled line information (hit ruled line, live F line)
and the decomposition magnification of the product image. Reference numeral 53 denotes a system controller, including display control means 53d and mask data creation means 53b.

It has ruled line information extraction means 53c. Reference numeral 54 denotes a display means, for example, a high-resolution focus map display. Reference numeral 55 denotes a mask making means, which is composed of a diamond canter or the like for cutting a mask material, for example, a beer film, and cants the beer film with high precision according to the mask data sent from the mask data making means 53b. Reference numeral 56 denotes a block board drawing means composed of, for example, a pen plotter, which plots the live B lines and color strips on the block board of a desired size according to the ruled line information extracted by the ruled line information extraction means 53c. Draw hit ruled lines as . Note that the ruled line information may be registered once in a storage medium, such as a floppy disk, and then transferred from the floppy disk to the mask creation means 55. Reference numeral 57 denotes an image output means comprising, for example, a laser beam printer that outputs image data as a dot image, and outputs the layout image displayed on the display means 54 by the display control means 53a as a binary image onto recording paper.

Next, the control operation of the catalog editing system shown in FIG. 5 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6(a), (b) and FIG. 7.

6(a) and 6(b) show the display means 54 shown in FIG.
2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display state. In FIG. 3(a), reference numeral 61 is an initial screen in which product image information and ruled line information instructed by input means 51 are read out from image information storage means 52.

Reference numeral 62 indicates a live ruled line, which is a ruled line that is actually visible when outputted by the block copy mount drawing means 56 or the image outputting means 57. 63 is a photo area, which is surrounded by hit ruled lines 63a. A photo area 63 is a position where a photo of a new product is printed. 64 is product image information, which is composed of a photo area 64a, one character area 64b, and nine drawing areas 64c, and each area is surrounded by hit ruled lines 65.

In the same figure (b), 71 shows the layout screen, and the same figure (a
) is displayed in a state in which the display control means 53a moves and displays the information at variable magnification according to the decomposition magnification inputted from the input means 51.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart explaining the control operation of the conventional catalog editing system. Note that (1) to (19) indicate each step.

When the system startup is completed, it is determined whether the command input from the input means 51 is an image read command or not.
), if YES, the system waits for the readout image specification from the input means 5. 2) When input, the display control means 53a refers to the image information storage means 52 and registers desired product image information and ruled line information in advance. An initial screen 61 shown in FIG. 6(a) is displayed on the display means 54 according to the decomposition magnification determined (3). Next, it is determined whether a request for changing the magnification of the initial screen 61 displayed by the input means 51 has been input.
), if No, the process proceeds to step (6), and if YES, the display control means 53a causes the display to be displayed in the desired size and position as shown in FIG. 6(b) (5). On the other hand, step (
If the determination in 1) is NO, it is further determined whether the command input from the input means 51 is a ruled line information extraction command 6), and if YES, the ruled line information extraction means 53c is displayed on the display means 54. Ruled line 62. Hit ruled lines 63a, 65
(7), waits for the block output command input from the input means 51 (8), and when input, extracts the extracted living ruled line 62. The hit ruled lines 63a and 65 are converted into vector data (9) and output to the block mount drawing means 56 (lO).

In response to this, the first version lower mount drawing means 56 draws ruled lines on the lower version mount and ends the control (11).

On the other hand, if the judgment in step (6) is No, further
It is determined whether the command input from the input means 51 is a mask creation command (12), and if YES, the mask data creation means 53b extracts the photo area 53° 54a from the layout screen 71 displayed on the display means 54. Then, create mask data (13) and pass it to the mask creation means 55 (13).
4). In response to this, the mask creating means 55 cuts the mask material and ends the control (15). On the other hand, step (
If the judgment in step 12) is No, the input means 51
16 to determine whether an image output command has been input from
).

If YES, the image data of the layout screen 7 displayed on the display means 54 is outputted to the image output means 57 (17) in accordance with the image output command issued by the input means 51, and a binary image (allocation designated paper and ) is output on the recording paper (18),
Read control.

On the other hand, if the determination in step (1st day) is NO, further check whether the command is the command input from the input means 51 or the next product image read command from the image information storage means 52 with 'l!
, 11 (19), if YES, return to step (6); if NO, the system operation ends.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in order to import a transparent original of a new subject into a catalog editing system as catalog data, a method has been proposed in which only the designated area is imported using a layout scanner etc. and digitized, but due to the special nature of catalogs etc. If you want to crop a desired area of a subject (for example, a photographic original of a new product), you will have to give cropping instructions many times, and you will be forced to perform complicated image import operations. There was a point.

In addition, after digitizing images, if you want to align images allocated to a specified area in the layout area in a predetermined position, or align them parallel or perpendicularly along an arbitrary line, you can Since the image only moves frame by frame and accurate positional correction cannot be performed, there is a problem in that accurate positional information cannot be transmitted to the plate maker, making the plate making process complicated.

This invention was made to solve the above problems, and draws auxiliary lines for aligning binary image data read frame by frame from an image information storage means at a predetermined position or inclination. An object of the present invention is to provide a catalog editing system that can create instructions that can accurately convey the layout position of binary image data to a plate maker by outputting the same.

[Means for solving problems]

The catalog editing system according to the present invention includes an auxiliary line drawing means for drawing auxiliary lines for horizontally or vertically aligning a plurality of binary image data allocated to a predetermined area of one display, and this auxiliary line drawing means. The apparatus is provided with image output means for outputting auxiliary lines drawn by and binary image data.

[Effect]

In this invention, at the stage when a plurality of binary image data read out from the image information storage means are created in a predetermined area of the display device, an auxiliary line is added to align the respective binary image data. The line drawing means draws on the display, and the image output means outputs the drawn auxiliary line and the plurality of binary image data as an image.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a catalog editing system showing an embodiment of the present invention, and the same components as in FIG. 5 are given the same reference numerals.

In this figure, a camera scanner 1 enlarges a transparent original 2a placed on a layout table 2 to an arbitrary size and converts it into a video signal.

Reference numeral 1a denotes a zoom mechanism that moves the optical system of the camera scanner 1 in the direction of arrow A to adjust the distance from the transparent original 2a. Note that the layout table 2 is configured to be movable in the directions of arrows B and C. Reference numeral 3 denotes an image editing section, which has an image cutting means 3a and a binarization processing means 3b according to the present invention, and the image cutting means 3a edits the transparent original image in the video signal of the transparent original 2a sent from the camera scanner]. The display control means 53a cuts out the color plate drawn on the display means 54 based on the frame size information and displays it on the monitor means 5. The binarization processing means 3b binarizes the transparent original image displayed on the monitor means 5, and transfers it to the system controller 53 via the interface section 6. 4 is a bointing device/customer, and system controller 5
The frame information received from 3 is directed to an arbitrary position of monitor means 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes a layout display means for displaying the binary image data of the transparent original 2a transferred via the interface section 6 in the color plate area of the layout area displayed on the display means 54. Reference numeral 8a denotes a correction unit that corrects the position of the transparent original image displayed in the color plate area drawn on the display unit 54 or the product image stored in the image information storage unit 52. 8
auxiliary line drawing means b draws an auxiliary line for horizontally or vertically aligning a plurality of binary image data allocated to a predetermined area of the display means 54; Reference numeral 9 denotes an image output means composed of, for example, a laser beam printer, which outputs the layout image displayed on the display means 54 as an Ifi image. A program is stored therein and loaded into an internal memory (not shown) in the system controller 53 when the system is started up.

Next, the image capturing operation and image editing according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2(a) to 2(d).

FIGS. 2(a) to 2(d) are schematic diagrams illustrating the image capturing operation and image editing according to the present invention, and the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.

In these figures, reference numeral 11 is a stylus pen, which is used to point on the tablet 12 to select the menu 14 displayed on the display means 5. Reference numeral 13 indicates frame information, which is sent and received from the catalog editing system. 15 is cropping frame information, menu 14
Displayed when the middle frame display is selected.

First, in layout table 2・V7. The placed transparent original 2a is moved horizontally or vertically for alignment, and the camera scanner 1 is caused to photograph the transparent original 2a (see FIG. 2(a)). Next, the magnification of the camera scanner 1 is adjusted by the zoom mechanism 18, and the transparent original 2a is enlarged as shown in FIG. 2(b). Positioning is done through these operations.

When the enlargement is finished, use stylus pen 11 to touch tablet 1.
2 and selects the frame display in the menu displayed on the monitor means 5, as shown in FIG. 2(b), the cutting frame information (
(indicated by a dotted line). At this time, the cutting frame information 15 can be freely moved in the water direction and in the vertical direction. Once the position of the cropping frame has been determined in this way, by pointing the stylus pen 11 on the tablet 12 and selecting binarization from the menu displayed on the monitor means 5, the cropping frame information 15 on the monitor means 5 will be displayed. The video signal within is converted into a binary signal and transferred to the system controller 53 via the interface unit 6. Thereafter, the image editing operation begins, and when the binary image of the required portion of the transparent original 2a is transferred to the system controller 53 side, the display means 54 will display a confirmation screen (see FIG. 2).
(see C)), the frame of the binary image information 16 is corrected.

First, use the stylus pen 51a and tablet 51b of the input means 51 to designate a cut in the editing menu 17 displayed on the display means 54, and enter the cutting frame information 15.
When the position information @P+, P2 for correcting the frame size is specified, the corrected frame is displayed as a dotted line as shown in FIG. 2(d). Next, the stylus pen 5 of the input means 51
1a and the tablet h51b, input means 5 inputs a label for registration into binary image information 76 formatted by specifying "with key" in edit menu 17 displayed on display means 54.
1 and input from the display means 5 using the stylus pen 51a and tablet 51b of the input means 51.
Specify the registration in the edit menu 17 displayed in 4,
The labeled binary image information 16 is stored in the image information storage means 52. In this way, the video information of the transparent wC draft 2a photographed by the camera scanner 1 is converted into a binary image and can be registered in the catalog editing system.

Next, the catalog editing control operation according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3(a) to 3(C).

3(a) to 3(C) are schematic diagrams illustrating the catalog editing control operation according to the present invention, in which the same parts as in FIG. 51 are given the same reference numerals.

In this figure, numerals 21 to 23 are binary image data, which are read out from the image information storage means 52 and displayed on the designated corner board in the layout area E. Reference numeral 24 represents drawing data, which is read out from the image information storage means 52 and displayed on the designated corner board in the layout area E. M is an edit menu in which commands for allocating binary image data read from the image information storage means 52 and commands for correcting the position of the allocated binary image data are displayed.

A command for calling binary image data, for example, binary image data 21 to 23 registered in advance in the image information storage means 52, is instructed with the stylus pen 51a from the editing menu M, and a label name is input from the input means 51. When the stylus pen 51a indicates the position of the binary image data 21 to 23 to be input and called, the display control means 53a displays the binary image data 21 to 23 as shown in FIG. 3(a). Assign ~23. However, since the z-value image data 21 to 23 are registered on a frame-by-frame basis, the designated allocation position cannot be accurately allocated.

Therefore, specify the auxiliary line command in the editing menu M,
Furthermore, an auxiliary line L drawn on the stylus pen 51a
When the positions of 1 to L3 are designated, the auxiliary line drawing means 8b draws auxiliary lines L1 to L3, as shown in FIG. 3(a). Here, when plate output is instructed in the edit menu M, the layout image displayed on the display means 54 is output as a binary image from the image output means 9 (for example, composed of a laser beam printer), and the output paper (Hard copy), that is, the auxiliary line L1 drawn on the plate-making instructions
~ A person in charge of plate making creates a binary image 21 during the plate making process while looking at L3.
~23 position corrections are performed.

However, even in the above method, the binary image 21
Even if the water motion, vertical, etc. of 23 are aligned with the auxiliary lines L1 to L3, there may be cases where it is desired to accurately align even the details of the registered binary image data 21 to 23.

Therefore, at the time when the auxiliary lines L1 to L3 are drawn, that is, when the screen shown in FIG.
When I+C2 is specified with the stylus pen 51a to instruct position correction in the edit menu M, the correction means 8a of the present invention changes the auxiliary i drawn by the auxiliary line drawing means 8b.
The line segments connecting the caster parts C1 and C2 are moved and displayed on Ll so that they match (see FIG. 3(b)). When this operation is performed on the binary image data 22.23, the third
As shown in Figure (C), the positions of the binary image data 22 and 23 are accurately corrected, and the auxiliary line L1 is erased. This can also be done for the drawing data 24.

As described above, the layout laid out in this manner can be output as a hard copy from the image output means 9, and accurate plate-making instructions can be handed over to the plate-maker.

Next, the catalog editing control operation according to the present invention will be explained with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4(a) to 4(C).

FIG. 4(a) is a flowchart illustrating the transparent original binarization control operation in catalog editing according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (8) indicate each step.

With the transparent original 2a placed on the layout table 2, wait for a zoom ratio change command to be input from the stylus pen 111), and when it is input, enlarge the video information of the transparent original 2a to the desired magnification. and displays it on the monitor means 5 (2). Next, the system controller 53 waits for frame information to be cut out to be input (3), and when input, the frame information 15 is moved to a desired position and the desired image of the transparent original 2a is cut out frame by frame (4). ). Next, the video information cut out using the stylus pen 11 is
5) Wait for the input of the finger to be converted into a value image.
Once input, the video information is converted into binary image data (6). Next, the system waits for a command to transfer the converted binary image data to the system controller 53 (7), and transfers the input binary image data to the system controller 53 via the interface unit 6 (8).
).

FIG. 4(b) shows 2 in catalog editing according to this invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an auxiliary line drawing control operation for correcting value image data. Note that (1) to (11) indicate each step.

At the stage when the layout area E for the catalog is displayed on the display means 54, the system waits for the input of a recall command for the binary image data stored in the image information storage means 52 and the designation of its display position. Then, the read binary image data is displayed frame by frame at the designated position in the layout area E (2). Next, it is determined whether a position correction command for the displayed binary image data has been input.3)
, if NO, it is further determined whether reading of all binary image data has been completed 4), and if NO, step (
Returning to step 1), if YES, the system waits for a sales output command to be input. 5) When input, the layout image (binary image) displayed on the display means 54 is outputted from the image output means 9 ( 6), Terminate the control.

On the other hand, if the judgment in step (3) is YES, the system waits for the drawing information designation for correcting the position of the binary image data to be input (7).
The system waits for point information to be specified (8), and when input, the auxiliary line drawing means 8b draws an auxiliary line at a predetermined position on the display means 54 based on the reference point information (9). Next, wait for the sales force command to be input (lO), and once it is input,
Layout image (binary image) displayed on display means 54
is output from the image output means 9 (11), and the control is ended.

FIG. 4(C) shows 2 in catalog editing according to this invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a position correction control operation for value image data. Note that (1) to (13) indicate each step.

At the stage when the layout area E for the catalog is displayed on the display means 54, the system waits for the input of a recall command for the binary image data stored in the image information storage means 52 and its display position designation. Then, the read binary image data is displayed frame by frame at the designated position in the layout area E (2). Next, it is determined whether a position correction command for the displayed binary image data has been input.3)
, If NO, it is further determined whether reading of all binary image data has been completed 4), if No, the process returns to step (1), and if YES, the process waits for a sales output command to be input 5). , the layout image (z value image) displayed on the display means 54 is output from the image output means 9 (6), and the control is ended.

On the other hand, if the judgment in step (3) is YES, the system waits for drawing information designation for correcting the position of the binary image data to be input (7), and when it is input, the reference point information is further designated. When the reference point information is input, the auxiliary line drawing means 8b draws the auxiliary line at a predetermined position on the display means 54 (8). Next, the correction means 8a waits for the instruction of the image position to be aligned in the binary image data.
Move the 2 (rM image data) indicated on the auxiliary line drawn in 9) (11). Next, wait for the sales output command to be input (12), and when it is input,
Layout image (binary image) displayed on display means 54
is outputted from the image output means 9 (13), and the control of m is completed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention includes an auxiliary line drawing means for drawing auxiliary lines for horizontally or vertically aligning a plurality of binary image data allocated to a predetermined area of a display;
Since an image output means for outputting the auxiliary line drawn by the auxiliary line drawing means and the binary image data is provided, the auxiliary line and its binary image are provided for aligning the binary image data read out frame by frame. Data can be output as images,
This has the effect of accurately transmitting the binary image data allocation position to the plate maker.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a catalog editing system showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image capturing operation according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a catalog editing control operation according to the present invention. A schematic diagram explaining the
a) is transparent manuscript 2 in catalog editing according to this invention
Flowchart explaining value conversion control operation, FIG. 4(b)
FIG. 4C is a flowchart illustrating an auxiliary line drawing control operation for correcting binary image data in catalog editing according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional catalog editing system, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram explaining the display state of the display means shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a conventional catalog editing system. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of FIG. In the figure, 1 is a camera scanner, 2 is a layout table,
3 is an image editing section, 3a is an image cutting means, 3b is a binarization processing means, 4 is a pointing device, 5 is a monitor means, 6 is an interface section, 7 is a layout display means, 8a
8b is a correction means, 8b is an auxiliary line drawing means, 9 is an image output means, and 10 is a system program memory. Figure 2 Figure 4 (a) Figure 4 (b) Figure 4 (C) Figure 5"Q Figure 6 Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a catalog editing system that allocates binary image data registered in an image information storage means to a display device based on an editing menu created in advance, a plurality of binary image data allocated to a predetermined area of the display device are horizontally or A catalog comprising an auxiliary line drawing means for drawing auxiliary lines for vertical alignment, and an image output means for outputting the auxiliary lines drawn by the auxiliary line drawing means and binary image data. Editing system.