KR20170107413A

KR20170107413A - Image file loading method (and storage device which contains the program performing the method) by which user can read the comments about the image in the form of text items and tooltips

Info

Publication number: KR20170107413A
Application number: KR1020170113872A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 윤진구
Original assignee: 윤진구
Priority date: 2017-09-05
Filing date: 2017-09-05
Publication date: 2017-09-25

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital image file reproducing method and a recording medium storing a program embodying the digital image file reproducing method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a digital image file reproducing method, And a recording medium storing a program implementing the image file. To this end, in the process of inputting a description in an image file and reproducing an image file, the user inputs a text item (a brief description of a specific area of a picture) and a text item tooltip Reading information of a text item and a text item tooltip stored when an image file is reproduced, creating a text item, adding a text item tooltip, and placing the text item at a corresponding position on the photograph, Is displayed on the text item, a detailed description of the text item is displayed to the user in the form of a text item tooltip.
[Index]
Image, photo, picture, text item, tooltip, photo information, photo description, EXIF

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an image file playback method for providing a description of an image in the form of a text item and a tool tip, and a recording medium storing a program implementing the image file. about the image in the form of text items and tooltips}

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[TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART OF THE SAME]

The present invention relates to a method of reproducing a digital image file and a recording medium storing a program embodying the method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for loading a digital image file, And a detailed description is displayed to the user in the form of a tool tip when the user places the mouse cursor on the text item. And a recording medium stored therein.

In the era of analog photography, the method of writing information about photographs on the back of photographs or in the empty space of an album was mainly used. Digital pictures can be written in pictures directly using a program such as Paint. However, if you insert too many letters, you will have to inscribe a limited number of letters because the original picture file is often hidden. Which is not widely used because it is directly damaged.

In order to overcome this problem, a method of storing comment information of a photograph together with a photo file using EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) has been proposed. However, this method has the following two problems.

First, since the entire image including the photographed image information needs to be stored again, the workload and the memory consumption are burdensome for a large number of files.

Secondly, since the recorded information is a description of the whole picture, detailed explanation of each part of the picture can not point directly to the part, so the explanation becomes complicated and the reader may have difficulty in intuitively accepting the explanation. For example, when several people take a group photo, they have to put the explanation in the same way as "Hong Gil Dong, Kim Min Hee, ..." from the first column on the left. This is not a direct way of pointing the object, It is less intuitive than doing.

To overcome these limitations, some programs, such as Google's Picasa, store the photo description in a separate database or in a specific file within the directory, and create a separate text item based on the stored photo description when loading the image, In a manner as shown in FIG. According to this method, the direct damage to the photograph can be avoided and the photographer can explain it by pointing directly to each part of the photograph, so that the viewer can accept it more intuitively.

Still, the problem is that as the number of characters increases for a more detailed description, the area in which the text item covers the picture becomes wider and the picture itself becomes less readable. After all, there is a limit to the number of characters for more detailed explanation.

On the other hand, some face recognition programs use the tooltip function to provide the function that the name corresponding to the face is displayed when the user places the mouse cursor on the face of the photograph. However, this is a tooltip function provided only for face recognition and does not allow the user to record any description as a tooltip for any area on the photo. In addition, some programs allow the user to directly enter a description of the picture by entering a voice, but this requires more disk space than storing the text, and above all, the person does not want to instinctively listen to his own voice There is a drawback in point.

[Technical Problem]

An object of the present invention is to provide an image file reproducing method for avoiding direct damage to a photograph and delivering a more intuitive and detailed description of the photograph to the user without deteriorating the readability of the photograph itself .

[Structure and operation of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that a detailed description of a text item is displayed in the form of a tooltip. A tooltip is a description of the button that pops up next to the cursor when we place the mouse cursor on a tool button under the menu bar when using a typical application (eg Hangul, Word, Excel) + N) "," Open File (Ctrl + O) "," Copy (Ctrl + C) "and" Paste (Ctrl + V) ").

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Enter photo description, save:

The user starts the program and loads the image file taken at the destination. Place the mouse cursor over the person. (Fig. 1) When you right-click the mouse, an input box will appear in which you can write the person's name and a detailed description related to it. (Fig. 2) When the input is finished, the input is repeated for another person. Such input information (name, detailed description, cursor position) is stored in a specific file (picture information file) in the directory containing the picture.

Play pictures:

The user starts the program and loads the photograph which the photograph description is inputted. Draws a description of the loaded photo from the photo information file in the directory, creates a text item based on the description, and assigns a tooltip to the text item. The generated text item is placed at the corresponding position on the photograph. (Figure 3) The user reads the text item and sees a brief description of the area on the photo, and places the mouse cursor over the text item if desired for further explanation. A more detailed description pops up on the screen in the form of a tooltip (hereafter referred to as a "texttool tooltip"). (Figure 4)

The photo information file stored in this manner can also be useful for searching for a photo using a search word (FIG. 6). When a photo file in a directory is copied, moved, or deleted in another directory, The photo information file of the directory to be copied with the directory is updated, so that the photo information becomes valid even in the copied and moved directory.

The inventor has been able to successfully implement the above example as a program by modifying C ++ and graphics related libraries. While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

A more detailed description of the text item created when loading the photo file. As such, when the user hits the tooltip, while viewing the picture file with the text item, when the user desires a more detailed explanation, the user can place the mouse cursor on the text item The description is displayed in the form of a tooltip. If you drop the mouse cursor away from the text item, the tooltip disappears automatically, so if you put a lot of characters in the tooltip for a more detailed description, there is no side effect that the picture is obscured. Depending on the option of the user, the text item can be hidden so that it can not be seen. (Fig. 5)

In addition, when using a library that reads text aloud, each time a photo is loaded, a text item is displayed one by one. Whenever a slide show is loaded, the corresponding text item tooltip is provided as a voice, Has the effect that the description of each part of the picture is directly conveyed to the user while being immersed in the photograph. This has the same effect as if a photo directly talks directly to a specific area of the photo.

Such an image reproducing method is applicable to various applications. For example, if a physician's opinion is directly input on each part of the body in an X-ray photograph, communication between physicians can be made clearer and clear as a medical record (Figs. 7 and 8)

It can be applied as a personal photo diary, and if it is expanded, it can serve as a biography of a family. For example, if family members gather to take pictures, children who know who they are afterwards can easily see the text items and read intuitive text items tooltips for related family history.

If you apply this method to online SNS service such as FaceBook and Instagram, communication between people through pictures can be made more clear.

1 is an exemplary view in which a mouse cursor is placed on a target for inputting a photograph description;
FIG. 2 is an example in which an input dialog box is popped up for inputting and storing photograph description; FIG.
Fig. 3 is an exemplary diagram in which a text item is created from a stored photograph description and placed at a corresponding position; Fig.
Figure 4 is an example of a text item tooltip popped up on a photo as a result of a user placing a mouse cursor on a text item in order to read a more detailed description.
Figure 5 is an example of hidden text items hidden according to user option selection;
FIG. 6 is an example of a search window for performing a keyword search for a stored picture description; FIG.
Figures 7 and 8 illustrate examples applied to a medical X-ray perspective view.

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Claims

A method of playing a digital image file,
Storing information of a text item (a brief description of an arbitrary area of a picture) and a text item tooltip (corresponding detailed description) corresponding to the image file on a recording medium;
Reading information of a text item and a text item tooltip when loading an image file, creating a text item, adding a text item tooltip, and placing the text item at a corresponding position on the photograph;
Placing a mouse cursor on a text item, wherein a more detailed description of the text item is displayed to the user in the form of a text item tooltip.

The method of claim 1, wherein the text item tooltip is read aloud by using a Text-To-Speech library.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the image file reproducing method is provided as an online service.

A recording medium on which at least one image file playback method of any one of claims 1, 2, and 3 is implemented.