JP3536164B2 - Data processing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data processing device such as a personal computer having an image data input / output mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a still image such as a photograph or an illustration read by a scanner or a film scanner is loaded into a conventional data processing device having an image input / output mechanism, a dedicated software is started before loading the image. , Set attribute values such as height, width, and magnification of the captured image. In this state, when the image type, the image output device, etc. are set, the data processing device takes in the image with the default values of height, width, magnification, and the like.

[0003]

Since the conventional data processing apparatus is as described above, when it is desired to capture a part of an image or to capture a part of an image to enlarge it, other attributes such as brightness and contrast are obtained. When it is desired to change, the attribute value as described above must be changed. However, it is difficult for a person who is not proficient in capturing an image, a lower grade student or an infant who does not sufficiently learn characters to change the attribute value.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and by providing a graphical user interface for inputting / outputting image data by selecting an operation button of a figure of a camera, a computer specialization is provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a data processing device which can easily capture image data by an intuitive operation imitating the operation of a camera without any knowledge and has good operability.

[0005]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of a data processing device according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a display unit for displaying an illustration of a camera having an operation unit such as a finder, a shutter, a flash button, and a zoom button on a bitmap display as a graphical user interface for inputting / outputting image data. The instruction unit 2 including a pointing device such as a mouse or a light pen is a means for selecting and instructing a position on the display and operating the operation unit, and also an upper left corner of a rectangle defining an input range or an output range of an image to be described later. And means for moving the corner mark at the lower right corner.

[0006] The illustration control unit 3 stores the display position on the display of each operation unit of the illustration and the contents of the input / output processing of the data corresponding to the operation contents in association with each other.
The position on the display instructed by the instruction unit 2 is detected, and it is determined whether or not the instructed position is the position of the operation unit of the illustration of the camera. As a result of the determination, when the position of the operation unit is instructed to be selected, the type of the operation unit is specified, and the data input unit 5 and the data output unit are used to input / output data in a mode according to the operation content of the operation unit. Give 6 instructions.

That is, when the finder or the zoom button is selected and instructed, an image in the range corresponding to the operation of the frame defining the input / output range of the image is input / output, and when the shutter is instructed / selected, the image is input. Then, when the flash button is selected and instructed, the control bar for brightness adjustment is displayed, and the image is output with the brightness according to the operation of the control bar.

The data input section 5 inputs a predetermined range of an image read by a scanner or the like according to the input mode instructed by the illustration control section 3. The main control unit 4 stores the image data input by the data input unit 5 and controls the input / output of data between the units.

The data output section 6 outputs an image at a predetermined magnification and a predetermined brightness according to the output mode instructed by the illustration control section 3.

Therefore, the user can obtain the image data by an intuitive operation such as selecting a camera button on the display with a pointing device such as a mouse or a light pen, as if the user were operating the camera. Input / output can be performed in the input / output state.

[0011]

2 and 3 are display examples of illustrations of a camera as a graphical user interface for image input / output in the data processing apparatus of the present invention. The illustration 11 of the camera includes a viewfinder 111 as an operation unit that defines the input / output range of the image with the frame, and a zoom button as the operation unit that gradually changes the input / output range of the image according to the number of selections. 113, a shutter 112 for instructing an image input, and a flash button 114 for displaying a control bar 115, which is an operation unit for adjusting the brightness of image display.

It is also possible to provide only one of the finder 111 and the zoom button 113, which are the operation unit for setting the input / output range of the image. Further, the magnification set by the selection of the zoom button 113 may be stepless, and in that case, an operation unit such as a control bar for changing the range frame in the enlargement direction / reduction direction may be further provided. .

Next, the operation of image input / output by the data processing apparatus of the present invention will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 4 and the screen display examples of FIGS. 5 and 6. When setting the input range of the image, the image read by the scanner or the like is taken in with the default values of the width and height of the output image preset in the apparatus, and this image is provisionally displayed on the display as the output image.

It is checked whether or not the viewfinder 111 or the zoom button 113 is selected by the user (S1),
If not selected, the process proceeds to step S5. When the viewfinder 111 or the zoom button 113 is selected, the range setting frame of the input image (shown by the dotted line in FIG. 5) and the size setting frame of the output image (shown by the solid line in FIG. 5) are overlaid on the temporarily displayed image. When the viewfinder 111 is selected, the upper left and lower right corner marks that define the input range of the image are displayed, and when the zoom button 113 is selected, the range is changed according to the number of selections. Display a rectangular range frame that gradually expands or contracts. The input range of the designated image is set by moving the corner mark with the mouse or selecting the zoom button 113 a predetermined number of times (S2).

After setting the input range, a corner mark or a range frame for setting the output range similar to that at the time of setting the input range is displayed, and the size of the output image is designated based on the presence / absence of operation of a mouse or the like for these. It is checked whether or not (S3).
If the size of the output image is not designated, the process proceeds to step S5. On the other hand, when the size of the output image is specified, the movement of the corner mark with the mouse or the zoom button 11
The output range of the image designated by the selection of the predetermined number of 3 is set (S4).

Next, it is checked whether or not the flash button 114 is selected (S5), and if the flash button 114 is not selected, the process proceeds to step S8. On the other hand, when the flash button 114 is selected, the control bar 115 for brightness adjustment is displayed (S6), and the brightness of the output image according to the operation on the control bar 115 is set (S7).

It is checked whether or not the shutter 112 is selected (S8). If the shutter 112 is not selected, the process waits until the shutter 112 is selected. When the shutter 112 is selected, the image of the default value and / or the set range is input (S9), and the image is displayed on the display with the default value and / or the set value as shown in FIG. 6 (S10).

[0018]

As described above, since the data processing apparatus of the present invention is provided with the graphical user interface for inputting and outputting the image data by selecting the operation button of the figure of the camera, it does not require any specialized knowledge of a computer. There is an excellent effect that image data can be easily taken in by an intuitive operation imitating the operation of a camera and the operability is good.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an illustration display example (No. 1) of the camera of the data processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an illustration display example (No. 2) of the camera of the data processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of image input / output of the data processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of an example of setting an input / output range of an image in the data processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of an image input by the setting of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Display 2 Indicator 3 Illustration control section 4 Main control unit 5 Data input section 6 Data output section

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Naomi Iwayama 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Fujitsu Limited (56) References JP-A-5-260398 (JP, A) JP-A-6-176125 (JP, A) JP-A-6-205409 (JP, A) JP-A-6-222880 (JP, A) JP-A-7-114349 (JP, A) JP-A-6-290013 (JP, A) (58) Survey Fields (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 3/02-3/027 G06F 3/00 G06F 3/033-3/037 G06T 11/80 H04Q 9/00

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display means for displaying a graphic simulating a camera on a screen on which an image to be processed is temporarily displayed , and a real turtle in the graphic simulating the camera displayed on the screen.
Corresponding to the operation unit that should execute multiple types of functions
Based on the selection operation means for selecting and / or operating the part and the display position of the part selected by the selection operation means in the figure simulating the camera, the kind of the function of the actual camera is specified, and the specified Data and an image input means for inputting by performing a process according to the operation content on the selected portion on the image to be processed that is provisionally displayed on the screen. Processing equipment. 2. The data processing device according to claim 1, further comprising image output means for outputting an image in a mode according to an operation content for the selected portion . 3. The operation of the actual camera is performed by the selection operation means.
The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for selecting a portion in the image corresponding to the work section and instructing input of the image. 4. The operation of the actual camera is performed by the selection operation means.
4. The data processing device according to claim 1, further comprising means for selecting a part in the image corresponding to the work part and operating the input range and / or the output range of the image. 5. The operation of the actual camera is performed by the selection operation means.
5. The data processing device according to claim 2, further comprising means for selecting a portion in the image corresponding to the work portion and operating the brightness of the image output.