JP3671257B2 - Composite pattern output device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a composite pattern output device that generates and outputs a composite pattern in which component patterns are combined based on a plurality of arbitrarily designated components in a word processor, an electronic notebook, or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a document processing apparatus such as an electronic notebook is known that generates and outputs a composite pattern of a portrait (montage) by arbitrarily specifying and combining a plurality of parts stored in advance.
In this type, it is possible to arbitrarily specify the part color for each part, which makes it possible to generate and output, for example, fair-skinned portraits and tanned portraits. A rich and expressive montage.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the part color is specified for each part, for example, when changing the entire face to a tanned image, each part constituting the face, that is, the face outline, ear, nose, etc., is the same color. The work is complicated, and if you forget to change only one part, such as the ears or nose, the whole face becomes unnatural.
An object of the present invention is to generate and output a composite pattern in which each part pattern is combined based on a plurality of arbitrarily designated parts. When setting the decoration information for each part, the modification information of a part is obtained. in addition to setting, it is to provide a combined pattern output apparatus can also be set the modification information for all the other components related thereto.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Means of the present invention are as follows.
Generates and outputs a composite pattern in which a part pattern corresponding to each part specified based on a plurality of arbitrarily specified parts is combined at a predetermined position, and based on modification information set for each part. In the composite pattern output device that modifies each component pattern,
(1) When an arbitrary part is specified, the determination unit determines whether or not a related part associated in advance with the specified part has already been specified.
(2) When the determining means determines that the related part has been designated, the setting means sets the modification information similar to the related part in association with the designated part .
[0005]
[Action]
The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows.
When an arbitrary part is specified, if the determining means determines that a related part previously associated with the specified part has already been specified, the setting means displays the same modification information as the related part Is set in association with the specified part . Therefore, when generating and outputting a composite pattern in which each part pattern is combined based on a plurality of arbitrarily designated parts, when setting the decoration information for each part, it is only necessary to set the modification information for a certain part. The modification information can be set for all other parts related to this, and the related parts can be unified.
[0006]
【Example】
(First embodiment)
The first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a composite pattern output apparatus.
The CPU 1 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the composite pattern output device in accordance with various programs stored in the ROM 2 and the like. When the input unit 3 instructs to create a montage, the CPU 1 switches the display screen. The predetermined image data is set in the display buffer 4 and the display unit 5 displays and outputs the montage screen.
[0007]
FIG. 2 shows a display example of this montage screen. In this screen, a composite pattern display section 5-1, a parts large classification display section 5-2, a parts small classification display section 5-3, a small classification image list display section 5- 4. A message display section 5-5 is provided, and a function input section 5-6 is provided on the lower side of the screen. Here, the composite pattern display unit 5-1 displays a composite pattern (caricature) obtained by combining the component patterns based on a plurality of arbitrarily designated components. As shown in the figure, the parts large classification display section 5-2 displays a list of character strings such as face outlines, eyes, eyebrows, noses, mouths, hairs, ears, etc. as selection candidates as major parts constituting the montage. The parts large classification is designated by touching an arbitrary candidate position. In the figure, the main cursor is displayed at the designated classification position, and the character string indicating the classification is highlighted.
[0008]
The parts minor classification display section 5-3 displays a list of parts minor classifications obtained by subdividing the parts major classification. As shown in the figure, when "face outline" is designated as the parts major classification, the parts minor classification display section 5 In -3, character strings such as round face, square, slender, base,... Are listed as face outline selection candidates. Here, the small classification image list display unit 5-4 is a touch screen that displays a list of image patterns of each part small classification displayed as candidates in the parts small classification display unit 5-3, and touches an arbitrary position. An auxiliary cursor is displayed at the minor classification position in the parts minor classification display section 5-3 corresponding to the image.
The message display unit 5-5 displays a message such as a key operation procedure, and the function input unit 5-6 includes a touch screen, and the function name is displayed in association with various function keys. In this case, the function input unit 5-6 is provided with a color correction key AK, a position adjustment key BK, and the like. The color correction key AK is a key operated when changing the part color set for each part. The position adjustment key BK is a key operated when adjusting the part position.
[0009]
On the other hand, when the parts major classification and parts minor classification are designated from the input unit 3, the CPU 1 accesses the parts data memory 6, reads the parts information corresponding to the designated classification from the parts data memory 6, and sets them in the parts combination work memory 7. To do. FIG. 3 shows the contents of the part data memory 6. In the part data memory 6, a default color, a part color selection candidate group, a composite position, and a part type of parts sub-classification are fixedly stored for each part type of parts major classification. To do. Here, the part color selection candidate group is a color candidate group that fills the interior of the part. When an arbitrary color is designated from these, the designated color is selected instead of the default color.
The composite position is a plane coordinate indicating the arrangement position of the component. That is, it is a coordinate position having the origin at the upper left of the pattern frame in the composite pattern display section 5-1, and corresponds to the upper left position of the rectangular frame constituting the component pattern as shown in FIG.
The small classification part type stores coordinate data, paint information, and the like for each line segment constituting the part. For example, for a round face part, four bezier curves (1) and (2) as shown in FIG. It consists of coordinate data (start point, end point, control point) of ▼, (3), and (4), and paint information indicating which part is to be painted. In the “eye” component shown in FIG. 4, the color designation is only the pupil, and this portion is designated as the paint information.
[0010]
The part combination work memory 7 temporarily stores the part information for each arbitrarily designated part in the designated order. As shown in FIG. 6, the major classification part type, part color, composite position, minor classification part type. Remember. The composition position and part color in the part combination work memory 7 can be arbitrarily modified. The component development processing unit 8 generates a component pattern for each component based on the content of the component combination work memory 7, and generates a combined pattern by arranging each component pattern at the combined position. At that time, the component development processing unit 8 sequentially combines the component patterns in the order according to the component development order (superposition order) set in the component development order memory 9. In this embodiment, the parts development order is ear, face contour, hair, eyebrows, etc., in this order. The parts development processing unit 8 reads the contents of the part combination work memory 7 in this order, and develops the parts. I do.
[0011]
The fill processing unit 10 generates color information for filling a part pattern with a designated color based on the paint information and part color in the part combination work memory 7 for each part constituting the composite pattern. Here, when the composite pattern developed in the display buffer 4 is displayed and output from the display unit 5, if the display unit 5 is in monochrome display, the interior of the part is filled with a halftone pattern corresponding to the part color. Further, when the composite pattern developed in the print buffer 11 is printed out by the multi-color printing unit 12, the inside of the component is filled with a printing color according to the part color. Here, the printing unit 12 is a thermal printer that includes a multi-color ink ribbon and performs multi-color printing by overlapping the ink ribbons.
When a save command is input from the input unit 3, the CPU 1 transfers the contents of the component combination work memory 7 to the external storage unit 13 for registration and storage.
[0012]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation when creating a portrait.
First, in the state switched to the montage screen (step A1), when the pattern major classification is designated (step A2), the CPU 1 accesses the component data memory 6 and reads the major classification part type corresponding to the designated classification, The part combination work memory 7 is set (step A3). Next, a part color selection candidate group in the part data memory 6 corresponding to the designated major classification part type is read (step A4), and based on each major classification part type already set in the component combination work memory 7. Then, all the corresponding part color selection candidate groups are read from the part data memory 6 (step A5). Then, it is checked whether each candidate group read in step A5 matches the candidate group read in step A4 (step A6).
[0013]
That is, when an arbitrary major classification part type is designated, whether or not a related part (major classification part type) associated in advance with the part has already been designated (set in the part combination work memory 7). In the present embodiment, whether or not it is a related part is determined by whether or not the part color selection candidate groups match. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, in the part data memory 6, the face outline, ear, and nose part color selection candidate groups match each other, and these major classification part types are related parts that are related to each other. It is shown that.
[0014]
Initially, the part combination work memory 7 is in an initial state (clear state), and no major classification part type is set therein. Therefore, a mismatch is detected in step A6, and the process proceeds to step A7, corresponding to the designated major classification. The default color to be read is read from the component data memory 6 and set in the component combination work memory 7. Next, the composite position corresponding to the designated major classification is read from the component data memory 6 and set in the component combination work memory 7 (step A9). Then, the process returns to step A2. Here, when the minor classification part type is designated (step A10), the designated minor classification part type is read from the part data memory 6 and set in the part combination work memory 7. (Step A11).
When the component information for the first component is set in the component combination work memory 7 in this way, the CPU 1 activates the component development processing unit 8 (step A12) and activates the paint processing unit 10 (step A13). ). As a result, the composite pattern is developed in the display buffer 4, and the composite pattern filled with the part color is displayed and output from the display unit 5. That is, the component development processing unit 8 generates a component pattern based on this component information and develops it in the display buffer 4, and the painting processing unit 10 performs a process of painting the inside of the component pattern with the part color. Here, in the case of monochrome display, the inside of the pattern is filled with shading corresponding to the brightness of the color.
[0015]
Similarly, when the large classification part type and the small classification part type are designated for each part, the above-described operation is repeated. As a result, the component information is set for each designated component in the component combination work memory 7, and a component pattern is generated based on the component information. A composite pattern formed by combining parts is displayed. In this case, if the color correction described later is not performed, the default colors are all set as the part colors corresponding to each part in the part combination work memory 7.
[0016]
When the color correction key AK of the function input unit 5-6 is operated (step A14), color correction processing is performed (step A15).
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing this color correction processing.
First, the function of the function input unit 5-6 is switched (step B1) and set to the color correction function shown in FIG. In this state, when a major classification part type to be corrected is designated (step B2), it is checked whether there is a designated major classification in the part combination work memory 7 (step B3). If there is, a part color selection candidate group corresponding to the designated major classification is read from the component combination work memory 7 (step B4). Next, when an arbitrary key on the function input unit 5-6 is operated to designate a changed color (step B5), an initial value “1” is set to the read pointer P in the CPU 1 (step B6). The read pointer P is a pointer for reading the contents (major classification part type) of the component combination work memory 7 for each component, and the component data memory 6 is accessed based on the large classification part type corresponding to the value of the read pointer P. Then, the corresponding part color selection candidate group is read (step B7). Here, assuming that the part color selection candidate group read out in step B4 is X and the part color selection candidate group read out in step B7 is Y, in step B8, it is determined whether X = Y. Check whether related parts are set in.
[0017]
If the two part color selection candidate groups match (X = Y), the part color in the part combination work memory 7 corresponding to the value of the read pointer P is changed to the designated color (step B9). Is detected, step B9 is skipped. Then, "1" is added to the read pointer P to update the value (step B10), and as a result, it is checked whether the value of the read pointer P exceeds the final address N of the component combination work memory 7 (step B11). If not, return to Step B7 and repeat the above operation.
As described above, when an arbitrary large classification part type in the part combination work memory 7 is designated and the part color of the part is instructed to be changed, a part that matches the part color selection candidate group of this part is stored in the part combination work memory 7. If there are, the part colors corresponding to the part in the part combination work memory 7 are all changed to the designated color. That is, in addition to the part color of the designated part, the part color of the related part related to this part is also corrected. Therefore, for example, when the parts of the face contour, eyes, and ears are set in the part combination work memory 7, the part color of the ear is changed from “ocher” to “dark skin color”. Similarly, the part color of the face outline related to is also collectively changed to “dark skin color”. When the value of the read pointer P exceeds the final address N of the component combination work memory 7, the function of the function input unit 5-6 is returned to the original state shown in FIG. 2 (step B12).
[0018]
After performing the color correction as described above, the process proceeds to step A13. Next, assuming that the nose is designated as the major classification part type, the above-described steps A3 to A6 are executed. Now, if the face contour and ear parts are already set in the part combination work memory 7, the nose part color selection candidate group and the face contour and ear part color selection candidate group respectively match. Thus, it is determined that the related part related to the designated part is already set in the part combination work memory 7. Then, the process proceeds to step A8, where the preset part color is read from the part combination work memory 7, and the part color is associated with the designated part and set in the part combination work memory 7. Therefore, if “Dark Skin Color” is set as the face contour and ear part color, which are related parts, the nose part color specified this time is not “Default Color” but “Dark” as with the face contour and ear. "Skin color" will be set.
[0019]
When the position adjustment key BK is operated to adjust the position of the nose or the like (step A16), position adjustment processing is performed, and the composite position in the component combination work memory 7 corresponding to the component is corrected. (Step A17). If the end key on the function input unit 5-6 is operated, the flow of FIG. 7 ends. If any other key is operated (step A19), processing corresponding to that is performed (step A20). ). In this case, when the save key is operated, the contents of the component combination work memory 7 are registered and saved in the external storage unit 13.
[0020]
As described above, in this embodiment, when creating a composite pattern in which each part pattern is combined by arbitrarily designating a plurality of parts, if a part related to the designated part has already been designated, The same part color as the part is set for the specified part, and if you specify an arbitrary part among the already set parts and change the part color, the part color of the related part will change as well Therefore, it is possible to easily unify the part colors of the parts related to each other.
That is, assuming that the part color of some parts, for example, the part color of the ear is changed from “white” to “dark skin color” as shown in FIG. 10A, as shown in FIG. However, in this embodiment, the face outline and nose are also changed from “white” to “dark skin color” in a lump (see FIG. 4B).
[0021]
(Second embodiment)
The second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, the determination as to whether or not it is a related part is made based on whether or not the part color selection candidate groups match, but in the second embodiment, it is related in advance by link information. It is.
That is, FIG. 11 shows the contents of the component data memory 6. The component data memory 6 stores a component type in addition to a default color, a part color selection candidate group, a composite position, a small classification part type corresponding to the large classification part type. It is the composition to do. This component type is link information that links mutually related components, and the component type “1” indicates that the face contour, ear, nose, and mouth are related components.
[0022]
Since the second embodiment configured as described above operates in substantially the same manner as the first embodiment according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, only the differences will be described below. The flowchart of FIG.
First, steps A4, A5, and A6 are different in the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, and steps B4, B7, and B8 are different in the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, and the others are the same as in the first embodiment. That is, the component type corresponding to the designated major classification in FIG. 7 is read from the component data memory 6 (step A4). Next, the major classification part type already set in the component combination work memory 7 is read out, the component data memory 6 is accessed based on this part type, and the corresponding component type is read out (step A5). If the component type read in step A4 is X and the component type read in step A5 is Y, then in step A6, X = Y is determined, and whether or not the components are the same type is checked. Based on this determination result, the default color (step A7) or the preset part color (step A8) is set in association with the designated part type.
In FIG. 8, the component type corresponding to the designated part type is read from the component data memory 6 (step B4). After the change color is designated (step B5), the read pointer P is initialized (step B6), and the large classification part type in the component combination work memory 7 corresponding to the value of the read pointer P is read out and based on this part type. The component data memory 6 is accessed to read out the corresponding component type (step B7). Here, assuming that the component type read in step B4 is X and the component type read in step B7 is Y, in step B8, X = Y is determined, and whether or not they are the same type is checked. It is determined whether or not it is a related part, and the part color in the part combination work memory 7 corresponding to the read pointer P is corrected to the designated change color based on the determination result (step B9). For the same type of color as the Connova eye and Shuseisuru parts, the color at the same storage position of the part color selection candidate group is selected. For example, when the face is changed from “ocher” to “white”, the ear and nose are corrected to “white”, and the mouth is corrected from “red” to “pink”.
The second embodiment configured as described above has the same effect as that of the first embodiment. In addition, it is possible to more easily determine whether it is a related part than the first embodiment. The related parts can be related to each other even in different colors.
[0023]
In each of the above embodiments, the caricature is created, but the face, hands, feet, torso, etc. may be combined as parts, and is not limited to humans, but is a montage of animals, plants, etc. Also good.
In the above embodiments, the part color is taken as an example of the modification information, but it may be shaded or other coating type.
Furthermore, after all the parts are specified and the composite pattern is completed, the modification of the part color or the like may be changed. In this case, the modification of other parts related to this part is similarly changed. be able to.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in generating and outputting a composite pattern in which each component pattern is combined based on a plurality of arbitrarily designated components, when setting the decoration information for each component, the modification information of a certain component is By simply setting, the modification information can be set for all other parts related to this, and the related parts can be unified.
Thus, for example, when creating a synthesized pattern by combining the respective component pattern by arbitrarily specifying a plurality of components, if parts associated with the specified components already specified, similar to the related parts e.g. Since the part color is also set for the designated part, it is possible to easily unify the part colors of the mutually related parts.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a composite pattern output device.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a montage screen and a function input unit.
FIG. 3 is a view showing the contents of a component data memory 6;
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a component pattern and its synthesis position.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data structure of a small classification pattern type.
FIG. 6 is a view showing the contents of a component combination work memory 7;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when creating a montage.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing step A15 (color correction processing) in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating functions of a function input unit in color correction information.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining what color the entire caricature is changed when the color of the ear is changed, and FIG. 10C shows an example of a conventional change.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the contents of a component data memory 6 in the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 CPU
2 ROM
3 Input unit 4 Display buffer 5 Display unit 6 Component data memory 7 Component combination work memory 8 Component expansion processing unit 9 Component expansion order memory 10 Fill processing unit

Claims (4)

Generates and outputs a composite pattern in which a part pattern corresponding to each part specified based on a plurality of arbitrarily specified parts is combined at a predetermined position, and based on modification information set for each part. In the composite pattern output device that modifies each component pattern,
A discriminating means for discriminating whether or not an associated part that has been previously associated with the designated part has already been designated when an arbitrary part is designated;
When it is determined that the related part has been specified by the determining means, setting means for setting the modification information similar to the related part in association with the specified part; and
A synthetic pattern output device comprising: The modified information is color designation information designated arbitrarily combined pattern according to claim 1, characterized in that so as fill the interior of the respective part patterns designated color corresponding to the color specifying information Output device. The related parts are combined pattern output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the a part each part modified selection candidate groups are determined for each match, respectively. The related parts are combined pattern output apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the parts associated with the pre-link information.

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