JP3679751B2 - Paste picture simulation apparatus, method, and program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pasting picture simulation apparatus for performing a simulation for constructing a pasting picture from a plurality of chips of a predetermined color.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as for pasting pictures, paintings and the like are produced by pasting opaque colored paper such as Japanese paper on a mount.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above method, the number of colored papers is limited, and very many colored papers must be prepared in order to express subtle colors. In order to solve this problem, a method that can express subtle colors with a small number of materials and enrich the color expression of the pasted picture can be considered. For example, as described in Japanese Patent No. 3116275, there is a method of expressing a desired color by appropriately stacking transparent (semi-transparent) color chips of different colors (for example, red, blue, yellow). is there.
[0004]
However, when this method is adopted, the producer can confirm the subtle color produced by overlaying the appropriate number of color chips of different colors. It takes time and effort.
Further, as inferred from the description of the above-mentioned Japanese Patent No. 3116275, the actual transparent color chip has a thickness. For this reason, when a pasting picture is created by overlapping and pasting the actual chips, unevenness is generated on the surface of the pasting picture.
[0005]
A first object of the present invention is to provide a pasting picture simulation apparatus capable of teaching a maker (user) the subtle color generated when a suitable number of transparent color chips are laminated and pasted without any trouble. That is.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a pasting picture simulation apparatus capable of grasping a thickness generated when a suitable number of the transparent color chips are overlaid.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention performs a simulation for constructing a pasting picture from a plurality of chips of a predetermined color. Then, when there is an overlapping area between the drawing means for drawing the chip at a designated position and the drawn chips, the color of the overlapping area is a color obtained by combining the colors of the chips included in the overlapping area. And an overlapping area drawing means for drawing.
[0007]
Here, the user (which may be used by the producer) designates a position for drawing the chip, and the drawing means draws the chip at the position. At this time, if there is an overlapping area between the drawn chips, the overlapping area display means displays the color of the overlapping area in a color that is the same as the color of each chip included in the overlapping area.
[0008]
For example, in the conventional example, when creating a pasted picture with a transparent color chip, the chip is actually pasted to check the color overlap, which is complicated for the user (producer).
On the other hand, by using the pasting picture simulation device of the present invention, the user can quickly check the color overlap etc. by operating the chip displayed on the display of the information processing device of FIG. That is, it is possible to examine the color generated when an appropriate number of transparent color chips of the conventional example are laminated and pasted without trouble.
[0009]
The pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention may further include color attribute display means for displaying the color attribute of a designated part of the pasting picture constituted by the chip. The predetermined portion designated in the pasted picture is, for example, the current position of the mouse designated by the mouse cursor on the display of the information processing apparatus in FIG.
[0010]
In addition, the pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention can further include color intensity changing means for changing the color intensity of the designated chip.
At this time, if the specified portion of the pasted picture of the color attribute display means is in the chip whose color intensity has been changed, the color attribute display means takes into account the changed color intensity of the chip. You may comprise so that a color attribute may be displayed.
[0011]
The color attribute display means may be configured to display the color attribute of the combined color of the overlapping area when the designated portion of the paste picture is in the overlapping area.
The actual transparent color chip of the conventional example seems to have a thickness. For this reason, it is desirable to have a function of suppressing the thickness as much as possible when actually creating a paste picture as a result of simulation. The pasting picture simulation apparatus according to the present invention may further include chip hierarchy generation means for generating a hierarchy of each chip based on chip data for a plurality of chips constituting the pasting picture.
[0012]
For example, the chip layer generation unit optimizes the number of layers of the chip so that the number of layers of the pasted picture is reduced.
In addition, the chip hierarchy generation means generates the number of chip hierarchies, for example, by taking into account the designated number of layers of the pasted picture.
[0013]
In addition, the chip hierarchy generation unit generates the number of layers of the chip by taking into account information of the time when each chip has moved to the current position of each chip.
With this configuration, it is possible to grasp the number of layers of the pasted picture, and the number of layers of the pasted picture can be changed by the user's designation or by automatically optimizing.
[0014]
Further, the overlapping area drawing unit of the pasting picture simulation apparatus according to the present invention may be performed in consideration of the layer value generated in each chip when matching the color of each chip included in the overlapping area. .
Even if the transparent color chip described above is the same combination, the color of the appearance is slightly different depending on the overlapping order. In the pasted picture simulation apparatus according to the present invention, the slight difference is reflected in the display on the screen by drawing the overlapping area in consideration of the hierarchical value of each chip. With this configuration, it becomes possible to teach a producer (user) the subtle colors that are generated when a suitable number of the transparent color chips are laminated and pasted without taking time and effort.
[0015]
In addition, the pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention can further include a chip rotation unit that allows the chip to rotate on display.
Further, it is possible to further include a chip deleting means for deleting the designated chip.
By such means for rotating and deleting the chip, the user can rotate the chip or delete the designated chip, which makes it easier for the user to edit the pasted picture.
[0016]
The shape of the chip may be a rectangle.
Further, a chip shape changing means for changing the shape of the chip may be further provided. For example, by changing the predetermined shape of the chip by the chip shape changing means, the arbitraryness of the pattern of the pasted picture to be drawn can be further expanded.
[0017]
Moreover, it is good also as a structure further provided with the shape line drawing means which draws the line which shows the shape of the said paste picture. With this configuration, when creating a pasted picture, the user can easily understand the position where the chip is drawn, and the pasted picture can be edited more easily.
[0018]
The drawing means, overlapping area drawing means, color attribute display means, color intensity changing means, chip hierarchy generating means, chip rotating means, chip deleting means, chip shape changing means, and shape line drawing means are shown in FIG. This corresponds to the combination of the CPU 21 and the RAM 23 of the information processing apparatus shown.
[0019]
Further, the server apparatus may have the function of the pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention, and the user of the terminal device may access the server apparatus and edit the pasting picture using the above chip.
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a screen of a display on which a pad on which a copy source chip is arranged for each color is displayed. On the pad 15 on the display shown in FIG. 1, chips 11a to 11c, which are the color copy sources, are displayed for each color. Note that a default value is set for each color intensity (color density) in FIG. In this example, the default values are each set to 20%. The user can change the value of the color intensity as required by a color intensity changing process described later. In addition, a value other than 20% can be set in advance as a default value.
[0021]
Further, the pad 15 may be provided for each color and each intensity as shown in FIG. 2, the chip 11a-1 is red and has a strength of 20%, the chip 11a-2 is red and has a strength of 40%,..., And the chip 11a-5 is a copy source chip that is red and has a strength of 100%. Hereinafter, the chips 11b-1 to 11b-5 are blue, the chips 11c-1 to 11c-5 are yellow, and the strength is similarly determined.
[0022]
Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG. Since the processing in the case of using FIG. 2 is the same, description thereof is omitted. Further, a method other than displaying a chip for each color as a copy source on the pad 15 may be used. For example, an item such as “Create Red Chip” may be provided on the menu, and the chip may be created by selecting the item, or a chip of a predetermined color (for example, red) is present on the display from the beginning, Chips may be created one after another by repeating the copy operation for that chip.
[0023]
In FIG. 1, a copy source chip of each color of a red copy source chip 11a, a blue copy source chip 11b, and a yellow copy source chip 11c is arranged on the pad 15. The user designates the chip 11a from the copy source chips 11a to 11c arranged for each color using a mouse or the like. At this time, a chip 13a which is an instance of the chip 11a and has the same red color as the chip 11a is created, and the chip is moved to a predetermined position by dragging or the like, and the chip is displayed at the position. (Draw).
[0024]
Subsequently, the user designates the chip 11b from the copy source chips 11a to 11c displayed on the pad 15 for each color of another chip. As described above, the chip 13b, which is an instance of the chip 11b and has the same blue color as the chip 11b, is created, and the chip is moved to the position shown in FIG. 4A by an operation such as dragging.
[0025]
FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of the overlapping portion of the chips in FIG. In FIG. 4B, the chip 13a and the chip 13b have a region 12 as an overlapping region. The region 12 is displayed in a color obtained by combining the colors of the chip 13a and the chip 13b. For example, as described in the conventional example, the combined color is a color close to a color that is generated when the transparent color chips of different colors (for example, red, blue, and yellow) are overlapped.
[0026]
For example, when the chip 13a and the chip 13b are the same color, the color of the region 12 is the same color as the chip 13a and the chip 13b, and a strong (darker) color is displayed. Further, if the chip 13a and the chip 13b are different colors, the color of the region 12 is displayed by combining the colors of the chip 13a and the chip 13b. In FIG. 4, since the color of the chip 13a is red and the color of the chip 13b is blue, the color of the region 12, which is an overlapping region, is purple.
[0027]
The user repeats the above operation to draw a pasted picture on the display.
In the above description, the overlapping area is drawn by combining the colors of the two chips. However, the drawing is not limited to two. For example, in the case of an area where three chips overlap, Draw in a color that combines the colors of the three chips. Also, in the case of an area where three or more chips overlap, drawing is performed with a color that is a combination of the colors of a plurality of chips overlapping the overlapping area.
[0028]
In addition, during the drag operation, the chip to be moved moves (redraws) in conjunction with the mouse cursor indicating the current position on the mouse display. If there is another chip in the background of the area of the chip to be redrawn, the color of the overlapping area of the moving chip with the other chip is the color of the moving chip and the current position of the moving chip. It is redrawn with a color that is combined with the colors of other chips. In the area of the chip to be redrawn and the area that does not overlap with the other chips, the color of the chip to be redrawn is not changed, and is drawn in the same color.
[0029]
As described above, the overlapping area between the chips is drawn in a color that matches the colors of the chips, and the user can check the color that is generated when the chips are stacked without any trouble.
Each time a user creates a new chip, the created chip is added to a chip list, which is a list in which the created chips are registered.
[0030]
FIG. 5 shows a chip list that is a list in which the created chips are registered. As shown in the figure, the newly created chip is added to the end of the chip list 14. Each element of the chip list indicates a pointer for accessing data of each chip, and the last element is NULL. For example, by the operations of FIGS. 3 to 4, a pointer to the red chip 13a is stored at the top of the chip list, and a pointer to the blue chip 13b is stored at the second of the chip list.
[0031]
FIG. 6 shows the data structure of the chip. As shown in the figure, the chip has at least start point coordinates as data regardless of its shape. In addition, when the pasting picture simulation apparatus according to the present embodiment has a function of enabling rotation of a chip, which will be described later, on the display, the chip further includes a rotation angle as data. The start point coordinates indicate a representative position of the chip and are updated according to the user's operation such as dragging as described above. The rotation angle indicates a rotation angle from a predetermined direction such as a horizontal direction, and is updated by the rotation of the chip by a chip rotation unit described later. It is desirable that the start point coordinates coincide with the center coordinates when the rotation is performed, but it is not always necessary to coincide.
[0032]
The pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention can have a function of displaying the color attribute of each part of the pasting picture.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the function of displaying the color attribute. In FIG. 7, the user moves the mouse cursor indicating the position of the mouse on the display to a part of the pasted picture for which the color attribute is to be displayed. The color attribute display unit detects the current position of the mouse cursor and displays the color attribute of a predetermined portion of the pasted picture at that position.
[0033]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing for displaying color attributes, and processing performed by the color attribute display unit.
In FIG. 8, it is determined in S101 whether the current process is a color attribute display process. For example, a menu is displayed by left-clicking the mouse, and a color attribute display item is selected from the menu. If the determination result in S101 is Yes, the process proceeds to S102. If the determination result is No, the process ends.
[0034]
In S102, it is determined whether the mouse cursor indicating the current position on the display of the mouse is a predetermined part of the pasted picture (whether the current position of the mouse cursor is on a predetermined chip constituting the pasted picture). If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S103. If the determination result is No, the process of S102 is repeated again.
[0035]
In S103, the head pointer of the chip list is acquired. In step S104, it is determined whether the chip indicated by the current pointer includes the current position of the mouse. If the determination result is No, control is passed to S106. On the other hand, if the determination result is Yes, in S105, the color attribute of the current chip is set in the color attribute list. In step S106, the current pointer of the chip list is incremented. In step S107, it is determined whether the current pointer after the increment is NULL. If it is determined that it is not NULL (No in S107), it is determined that the end of the chip list has not yet been reached, and the above-described processing of S104 to S106 is repeated using the current pointer after this increment. On the other hand, if it is determined to be NULL (Yes in S107), it is determined that the end of the chip list has been reached, and the color attribute is displayed in S108. Thereafter, the control returns to S101.
[0036]
By enabling display of the color attribute in this way, the user can objectively know at what ratio the color of the predetermined portion of the pasted picture is made by combining the colors.
In addition, the pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention can have a function of changing the color intensity of the chips constituting the pasting picture.
[0037]
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the function of changing the color intensity. In FIG. 9, the user moves the mouse cursor indicating the position of the mouse on the display onto a chip that is a part of the pasted picture whose color intensity is to be changed, and designates the chip as a chip whose color intensity is to be changed. Then, the color intensity of the chip to be changed is changed by changing the color intensity of the chip on the window indicating the color intensity of the chip.
[0038]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the process of changing the color intensity of the designated chip, and the process performed by the color intensity changing unit.
In FIG. 10, it is determined in S201 whether there is a chip designated by the user with a mouse or the like. If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S202. If the determination result is No, the process ends.
[0039]
In S202, it is determined whether the current process is a color intensity change process. For example, left-click the mouse to display a menu, and select an item for changing color intensity from the menu. If the determination result in S202 is Yes, the process proceeds to S203. If the determination result is No, the process of S202 is performed again.
[0040]
In S203, the color intensity attribute of the designated chip is displayed on the window. The user operates the mouse or the like to change the color intensity of the designated chip. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, by right-clicking the “△ button” or “▽ button” with the mouse, the color intensity is raised or lowered at 1% intervals, and the color intensity changed by clicking the “OK button” is displayed. Determine. The user reflects the color intensity value displayed in the window when the color intensity value is already appropriate and it is not necessary to change the color intensity, or when the color intensity value has been changed using the “△ button” or “▽ button”. If you don't want to do this, you can click the "Cancel button" to close the window. When S203 ends, the control returns to S201 and the above processing is repeated.
[0041]
With this configuration, the user can use more colors for the created paste picture.
The color attribute display unit can reflect the color intensity change result by the color intensity changing unit when displaying the color attribute.
[0042]
In addition, when there is an overlapping area between chips constituting the pasted picture, the color attribute display unit can display the color attribute of each chip included in the overlapping area.
Further, the change in the color intensity of the chip can be performed by designating the copy source chips 11a to 11c arranged on the pad 15 in FIG. 1, or designating the chip constituting the pasted picture. It is also possible to apply.
[0043]
Moreover, the paste picture simulation apparatus of the present invention can be provided with a function of allowing the chip to rotate on the display.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a function of allowing the chip to be rotated on the display. In FIG. 11A, the user moves the mouse cursor indicating the position of the mouse on the display, and designates the chip to be rotated by, for example, right-clicking. Then, for example, the user left-clicks to display a menu, and selects a rotation item from the menu. Then, the designated chip in FIG. 11B is rotated around a predetermined point of the chip by, for example, a drag operation.
[0044]
With this configuration, it becomes possible for the user to more easily edit the pasted picture.
Moreover, the pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention can have a function of moving a chip constituting the pasting picture. Using this function, the chip once drawn at the designated position can be moved again.
[0045]
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the function of moving the chip constituting the above-mentioned pasted picture. In FIG. 12A, the user moves the mouse cursor indicating the position of the mouse on the display to a part of the pasted picture to be moved, and specifies a chip to be moved. Then, the designated chip in FIG. 12B is moved by, for example, a drag operation.
[0046]
The chip to be moved moves (redraws) in conjunction with the mouse cursor indicating the current position on the mouse display during the drag operation. At this time, the color of the moving chip is redrawn and displayed with a color that is a combination of the color of the moving chip and the color that is the background of the current position of the moving chip. If there is no other chip in the background of the area indicated by the redrawn chip, the color of the redrawn chip is not changed.
[0047]
With this configuration, it becomes possible for the user to more easily edit the pasted picture.
Moreover, the pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention can have a function of deleting a chip constituting the pasting picture.
[0048]
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a function of deleting a chip that constitutes the pasted picture. In FIG. 13A, the user moves the mouse cursor indicating the position of the mouse on the display to a part of the pasted picture to be deleted, and specifies a chip to be deleted. Then, for example, a menu is displayed by left-clicking the mouse, and an item to be deleted is selected from the menu. In FIG. 13B, a window for confirming whether or not to delete the designated chip is displayed. The user clicks the “Yes” button when deleting, and the “No” button when not deleting.
[0049]
With this configuration, it becomes possible for the user to more easily edit the pasted picture.
Moreover, the pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention can have a function of copying a chip constituting the pasting picture. Using this function, a chip other than the copy source chip arranged on the pad can be designated as a copy source chip, and the designated chip can be copied (copied) to a designated position.
[0050]
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the function of copying the chip that constitutes the pasted picture. In FIG. 14A, the user moves the mouse cursor indicating the position of the mouse on the display to a part of the pasted picture to be copied, and specifies a chip to be copied. Then, for example, a menu is displayed by left-clicking the mouse, and a copy item is selected from the menu. In FIG. 14B, the position for copying the designated chip is determined by, for example, right-clicking the mouse, and the designated chip is copied to the determined position in FIG. 14C.
[0051]
With this configuration, it becomes possible for the user to more easily edit the pasted picture.
Moreover, the pasting picture simulation apparatus of the present invention can have a function of changing the shape of a chip constituting the pasting picture.
[0052]
FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a function of changing the shape of a chip constituting the pasted picture. In FIG. 15A, the user designates changing the shape of the chip whose shape is to be changed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 15B, the shape of the chip is changed to a desired shape. And a paste picture is comprised using the chip | tip which changed the shape.
[0053]
Note that the above-described rotation, movement, deletion, and copying processes can be performed on the chip whose shape has been changed in this way.
Further, the change in the shape of the chip can be applied to the copy source chip arranged on the pad, or can be applied to the chip constituting the pasted picture.
[0054]
The pasting picture simulation device of the present invention can have a function of drawing a line indicating the shape of the pasting picture.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a function of drawing a line indicating the shape of the pasted picture. As shown in the figure, the user draws a line indicating the shape of the paste picture using a shape line drawing unit for drawing a line indicating the shape of the paste picture. For example, FIG. 16 is an example of a line indicating the shape of a pasting picture when the user creates a pasting picture of a fish.
[0055]
With this configuration, the user can create a pasted picture more easily because the user can use the shape line as a guide when moving the chip.
In the above description, the original shape of the chip displayed on the chip display unit is a rectangle, but other shapes such as a circle or a triangle may be used. Other shapes may also be used.
[0056]
Further, although the chip color has been described as red, blue, and yellow, any other color set may be used as long as it is a set of colors that can synthesize considerable types of colors by changing the intensity of each color. .
Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the pad 15 is provided with a black copy source chip 11d and a white copy source chip 11e in addition to the red copy source chip 11a, the blue copy source chip 11b, and the yellow copy source chip 11c. May be.
[0057]
In FIG. 17, the black copy source chip 11d is provided for the convenience of the user because the operation of combining the red, blue, and yellow chips 11a to 11c to synthesize black is complicated. . The white copy source chip 11e is provided in order to be able to synthesize more colors because there are colors that cannot be synthesized when there is no white chip such as pink. When a white chip is created using the white copy source chip 11e, the background of the display of the information processing apparatus in FIG. 26 is preferably drawn by image information representing a predetermined design, for example. If the background and the chip can be distinguished, other methods may be used.
[0058]
It is also possible to configure the chip to have thickness information. In this case, the drawing unit that draws the paste picture draws the paste picture in consideration of the thickness information of each chip constituting the paste picture. For example, the drawing unit draws a chip with a shadow when drawing the chip. As the number of stacked chips increases, the shadow of the chips increases.
[0059]
In addition, the paste picture data created in the present embodiment can be stored in various storage units of the information processing apparatus of FIG. 26 and reproduced as necessary.
Further, the transparent color chip of the conventional example has a thickness. Due to this thickness, the surface of the actually created paste picture has irregularities. The unevenness generated on the surface is not preferable because it causes mold and the like. In some cases, a pasted work made with this transparent color chip is sandwiched between glasses for ornamental purposes. In such a case, the unevenness on the surface of the pasted picture gives a nonuniform force to the surface of the glass, and there is a problem that glass breakage occurs.
[0060]
In order to solve the above problem, it is desirable to grasp the degree of unevenness generated on the surface of the pasted picture, and to reduce the level difference due to the unevenness when necessary. For this reason, as a function for assisting the function of performing the simulation of the pasted picture of this embodiment, a function of assigning the number of layers of the chip to each chip and a function of obtaining the number of levels of the whole pasted picture are provided.
[0061]
18 to 20 are diagrams for explaining processing for assigning the number of layers of the chip to each chip.
The first method of adding the number of layers to each chip is that when the user creates a paste picture, the time when the chip is moved to that position is held as data, and based on that time, the following A rule sets the number of layers. (1) A chip that does not overlap with other chips is assumed to be layer 1. (2) Chips having overlapping areas with other chips are assumed to be layer 1, layer 2,...
[0062]
For example, in FIG. 18A, chips a and b have overlapping regions. Here, it is assumed that the user designates the position of the chip a first to draw the chip a, and then designates the position of the chip b to draw the chip b. In this case, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 18B, “tier 1” is set for chip a and “tier 2” is set for chip b. On the other hand, when drawing is performed in the order of chip b and chip a, “layer 1” is set for chip b and “layer 2” is set for chip a as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG.
[0063]
Further, as shown in FIG. 19A, when chips a and b and chips b and c have overlapping regions, assuming that chips are drawn at respective positions in the order of a, b, and c, FIG. ), “Tier 1” is set for chip a, “Tier 2” is set for chip b, and “Tier 3” is set for chip c.
[0064]
Further, as shown in FIG. 20A, when chips a and b, chips b and c, chips c and a, and chips a, b, and c have overlapping areas, the chips are a, b, and c. Assuming that the images are drawn in the respective positions in order, as shown in FIG. 20B, “tier 1” is set for chip a, “tier 2” is set for chip b, and “layer 3” is set for chip c.
[0065]
The second method of adding the number of layers to each chip is to optimize so that the number of layers as a whole pasted picture becomes small.
Taking FIG. 18 (a), FIG. 19 (a) and FIG. 20 (a) as an example, the same processing is performed for FIG. 18 (a) and FIG. 20 (a). , Chip “c” in “hierarchy 3” has an overlapping area with chip “b” in “hierarchy 2”, but does not have an overlapping area with chip “a” in “hierarchy 1”. For this reason, the order in which the chips a to c are drawn is not considered, and as shown in FIG. 19C, by setting “hierarchy 1” to the chip c, the chip a and the chip c become “hierarchy 1”. ”, Chip b becomes“ hierarchy 2 ”, and the number of hierarchies can be reduced.
[0066]
The third method of adding the number of layers to each chip is to set the number of layers as a whole pasting picture on the user side, and set the number of layers to each chip so that the set number is reached. It is.
For example, when the chips a and b in FIG. 18A are contained in one layer, as shown in FIG. 18C, the chips a and b ′ and c are divided into three chips. In this case, “layer 1” is set for each of the three chips a ′, b ′, and c.
[0067]
Further, when the chips a, b, and c in FIG. 19A are included in one layer, for example, as shown in FIG. 19D, the chips are divided into chips a ′, b ′, c ′, d, and e. “Tier 1” is set for each of these chips.
Further, when the chips a, b, and c in FIG. 19A are stored in, for example, two layers, as shown in FIG. 19E, the chips a and b are divided into chips a ′, b ″, and d. , “Layer 1” is set for chips a ′, b ″, d, and “layer 2” is set for chip c. Further, as shown in FIG. 19C, “layer 1” can be set for chips a and c, and “layer 2” can be set for chip b.
[0068]
In addition, when the user designates that the chips a, b, and c in FIG. 20A are to be stored in, for example, two layers, as shown in FIG. 20C, the chips b and c are changed to chips b ′ and c ′. , D, and the same hierarchy (for example, “hierarchy 2”) is set for them. Then, “layer 1” is set for chip a.
[0069]
In the description of FIGS. 18 to 20 described above, the processing in all the assumed cases has not been mentioned, but the processing in the case of no touch can be easily assumed. For example, in the case where the drawing time of the chips a, b, and c in FIG. 20A is not taken into consideration, if the user designates to fit in three layers, “hierarchy” is shown in the chip a shown in FIG. It is possible to set “1”, “hierarchy 2” to chip b, and “hierarchy 3” to chip c, but there are a plurality of correspondences between each chip and the hierarchy. For example, “layer 2” may be set for chip a, “layer 1” for chip b, and “layer 3” for chip c.
[0070]
Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 19C, even when “hierarchy 1” is set in chips a and c and “hierarchy 2” is set in chip b, “hierarchy 2” is set in chips a and c and chip b is set. “Level 1” can be set.
Also, in FIG. 19E and FIG. 20C, even when the user designates to fit in two layers, there are a plurality of ways of setting the layer. For example, as shown in FIG. 19 (e), “layer 1” may be set for chips a and b, and “layer 2” may be set for chip c, and “layer 2” for chips a and b and chip c. “Level 1” may be set. Furthermore, “layer 1” may be set for chip a, and “layer 2” may be set for chips b and c. The same applies to FIG.
[0071]
FIG. 21 shows a flowchart of processing for obtaining the number of layers of each chip.
In FIG. 21, it is determined in S301 whether the current process is a chip hierarchy generation process. If it is not the chip hierarchy generation process, the process ends. If it is the chip hierarchy generation process, the process proceeds to S302.
[0072]
In step S302, the number of hierarchies as data held by each chip is initialized. In step S303, the overlapping chip matrix is initialized. In step S304, the head pointer of the chip list is acquired.
In S305, it is determined whether or not there is an overlap area with another chip registered in the chip list for the chip indicated by the current pointer in the chip list, and information about the overlap area is registered in the overlap chip matrix.
[0073]
In step S306, the current pointer of the chip list is incremented. In step S307, it is determined whether the current pointer is NULL. If it is not NULL, the control is returned to S305, and the processes of S305 and S306 are repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined to be NULL, it is determined that the overlapping area has been determined until the end of the chip list, and processing for obtaining the number of layers of each chip is performed in S308.
[0074]
Although not shown in the above flow, the maximum number of hierarchies set for each chip by the above flow is the number of hierarchies as the entire pasted picture.
FIG. 22 is a flowchart of a process for determining an overlap area of a chip indicated by the current pointer of the chip list with another chip registered in the chip list.
[0075]
In FIG. 22, a work chip list which is a copy of the chip list is created in S401, and the head pointer of the work chip list is acquired in S402. In step S403, it is determined whether the current pointer in the chip list is equal to the current pointer in the work chip list. If these pointers are equal, the processing of S404 and S405 described later is skipped, and control is passed to S406. On the other hand, if these pointers are not equal, it is determined in S404 whether the current chip in the chip list and the current chip in the work chip list have overlapping areas. If there is no overlapping area, control is passed to S406, and if there is an overlapping area, the corresponding part of the overlapping chip matrix is updated with the information of the overlapping area in S405. In step S406, the current pointer of the work chip list is incremented. If the current pointer is NULL in S407, the process is terminated. If the current pointer is not NULL, the process returns to S403, and the processes of S403 to S406 are repeated.
[0076]
FIG. 23 shows an example (part 1) of the overlapping chip matrix.
FIG. 23A shows a cross-sectional view of chips a to e, and FIG. 23B shows an overlapping chip matrix corresponding to FIG.
In FIG. 23A, chips a, b, c, d, and e are overlapped in this order from the bottom. This is represented by designating the underlying chip in the overlapping chip matrix of (b). The overlap of the chips a and b is represented by (a, b), and “x” indicates that there is no overlap. In the case of FIG. 23A, (a, b) → a, (a, c) → ×, (A, d) → ×, (a, e) → ×, (b, c) → c, (b, d) → ×, (b, e) → ×, (c, d) → d, (c , E) → x, (d, e) → e. This information is reflected in the overlap matrix as shown in FIG.
[0077]
FIG. 24 shows an example (part 2) of the overlapping chip matrix.
FIG. 24A shows a cross-sectional view of chips a to e, and FIG. 24B shows an overlapping chip matrix corresponding to FIG. The order in which the chips a, b, c, d, and e are overlapped is (a, b) → a, (a, c) → ×, (a, d) → ×, in the overlapping chip matrix of FIG. (A, e) → ×, (b, c) → c, (b, d) → ×, (b, e) → ×, (c, d) → c, (c, e) → ×, (d , E) → e.
[0078]
FIG. 25 shows an example (part 3) of the overlapping chip matrix.
FIG. 25A shows a cross-sectional view of the chips a to e, and FIG. 25B shows an overlapping chip matrix corresponding to (a). The order in which the chips a, b, c, d, and e are overlapped is (a, b) → a, (a, c) → c, (a, d) → ×, in the overlapping chip matrix of FIG. (A, e) → x, (b, c) → c, (b, d) → b, (b, e) → x, (c, d) → c, (c, e) → c, (d , E) → e.
[0079]
When performing the process of obtaining the number of layers of each chip in S308 of FIG. 21, for example, obtaining the layers based on the time when the chip was drawn at that position (that is, in the order shown in the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 23 to 25). The data held by each chip is provided with an item of the upper chip that overlaps with the own chip and is positioned above the own chip, and an item of the lower chip that overlaps with the own chip and is located under the own chip. Then, for a chip that does not have a lower chip of its own chip, set level 1 as the hierarchy of the chip, and further add “1” to the highest level of its own chip. Ask.
[0080]
For example, in the case of FIG. 23A, since chips a and e do not have a lower chip, the hierarchy of chips a and e is “hierarchy 1”. Since chip d is “layer 1” and chip e is the lower chip, its layer is “layer 2”. Similarly, chip c is “tier 3” and chip b is “tier 4”.
[0081]
In the case of FIG. 24A, since chips a, c, and e have no lower chip, they are “hierarchy 1”, and for chip b, both chips a and c are lower chips, and the hierarchy is “hierarchy 1”. ", It becomes" tier 2 ". Similarly, the chip d becomes “layer 2”.
[0082]
In the case of FIG. 25A, the chip c is “layer 1” without a lower chip, and the chips a and e are “layer 2” because the chip c is a lower chip. Further, since chip b has chips a and c as lower chips, chip a is “hierarchy 2”, and chip c is “hierarchy 1”, so that chip b has the highest hierarchy among the lower chips. “Layer 3” is obtained by adding 1 to “Layer 2” of chip a. Similarly, chip d is “layer 4”.
[0083]
Furthermore, when performing the process of obtaining the number of layers of each chip in S308 of FIG. 21, the layer of each chip is obtained as follows to reduce the layer of the pasted picture. For example, in the case of the chip shown in FIG. 23A, the chip b overlaps with the chip “a” in the “hierarchy 1”, but does not overlap with the chip “d” in the “hierarchy 2”. is there. Similarly, the chip c does not overlap any of the chips “a” and “c” of “hierarchy 1”, so that it can move to “hierarchy 1”.
[0084]
In the case of the chip in FIG. 25A, when attention is paid to the combination of chips a, b, d, and e, chips a and e do not overlap with chips b and e, but chips a and e are placed on the same layer. In this case, the remaining chips b and d are overlapped. On the other hand, when the chips b and e are in the same layer, the remaining chips a and d do not overlap, and the number of layers as a whole pasted picture can be suppressed to “layer 3”.
[0085]
It is also possible to draw an overlapping area between chips in consideration of the hierarchical value assigned to each chip in this way. In this case, the higher the level of the chip (the chip with the higher level number), the stronger the color. That is, the color intensity of the chip with the overlapping order on the upper side is strongly reflected in the color of the overlapping area (the combined color), and the color intensity of the lower chip is reflected with a lower color on the color of the overlapping area. For example, in the overlapping region composed of red chips (20%) and blue chips (20%), if the red chip is an upper chip on the blue chip, the color intensity of the red chip is 20% blue. The color intensity of the chip is set to “19%” by subtracting “−1%”, and conversely, if the blue chip is an upper chip of the red chip, the color intensity of the red chip is compared to the color intensity of the blue chip “20%”. The intensity is subtracted by “−1%” and set to “19%”. When three or more chips overlap in the overlap area, the color intensity of the third chip is further subtracted by “−1%”. Note that the subtraction value at the time of weak display is not limited to “−1%” described above, but may be other values.
[0086]
Moreover, the simulation function which comprises a paste picture from the some chip | tip of this embodiment is comprised using information processing apparatus as shown in FIG. 26, for example.
In the information processing apparatus of FIG. 26, the RAM 23 stores programs and data used for processing. The CPU 21 performs necessary processing by executing a program using the RAM 23.
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The above programs and data are stored in the storage device 27. These programs and data are loaded into the RAM 23 as needed via the bus 20 and used.
Further, the above program and data may be stored in the portable recording medium 29. In this case, these programs and data are loaded into the RAM 23 as needed via the recording medium reader 28 and the bus 29 and used. Note that the above-described program may be stored in the ROM 22.
[0088]
The input / output device 26 is connected to the CPU 21 via the bus 20 and presents the calculation result of the CPU 21 to the user or transmits an instruction from the user to the CPU 21. The input / output device 26 includes, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a tablet, a display, and the like.
[0089]
The user performs various operations such as movement with respect to the above-described chip through the input / output device 26, for example.
The communication interface 24 is connected to the network 25 and converts data associated with communication. The information processing apparatus may receive the above-described program and data from another apparatus via the communication interface 24. In this case, these programs and data are loaded into the RAM 23 as needed and used.
[0090]
In the above description, the user creates the pasted picture by one person. However, a plurality of users may cooperate to create the pasted picture. In this case, the server apparatus has the same function as the information processing apparatus in FIG. For example, the above-described program and data are stored in the storage device 27 or the like and loaded and used as necessary.
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FIG. 27 shows a system configuration diagram when a plurality of users cooperate to create a paste picture. In the figure, the user of the terminal device 32 or 33 accesses the server device 31 via the network 34 and remotely controls the program on the server device 31 to perform pasting editing work. At this time, the drawing process is performed on the display of the server device 31 by at least one of the drawing unit of the server device 31 and the overlapping region drawing unit.
[0092]
At this time, the server device 31 accepts only access (data reception) of only one of the terminal devices 32 and 33.
In the description of FIG. 27, the number of terminal devices is two, but may be two or more.
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【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a pasting picture simulation apparatus for performing a simulation for constructing a pasting picture from a plurality of chips.
As a result, it is possible to teach a user a subtle color that is generated when an appropriate number of transparent color chips are laminated and pasted without trouble.
[0094]
Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to grasp the thickness of a pasted picture composed of a plurality of chips.
In addition, the pasting simulation apparatus configured in this way can be used by children and ordinary people to learn what subtle colors are produced when different colors are overlapped, and is also suitable for education It is.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing chips displayed for each color on a display.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing chips displayed for each color and each intensity on a display.
FIG. 3 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a process for drawing a paste picture using a chip;
FIG. 4 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating a process for drawing a pasted picture using a chip;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a chip list.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of a chip.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a function for displaying a color attribute.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of processing when a color attribute display unit displays a color attribute.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a function of changing color intensity.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing when a color intensity changing unit changes the color intensity of a specified chip.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a function of changing the direction of a chip.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a function of moving a chip.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a function of deleting a chip.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a function of copying a chip.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a function of changing the shape of a chip constituting a pasted picture.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a function of drawing a line indicating the shape of a pasted picture.
FIG. 17 is a modification of the chip display unit.
FIG. 18 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a process of assigning the number of layers to each chip.
FIG. 19 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating the process of assigning the number of layers to each chip;
FIG. 20 is a diagram (No. 3) for explaining the process of assigning the number of layers to each chip;
FIG. 21 is a flowchart of processing for assigning the number of layers to each chip.
FIG. 22 is a flowchart of processing for determining whether or not there is an overlapping area between chips.
FIG. 23 is an example (No. 1) of an overlapping chip matrix;
FIG. 24 is an example (part 2) of an overlapping chip matrix;
FIG. 25 is an example (part 3) of the overlapping chip matrix;
FIG. 26 is a configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus.
FIG. 27 is a system configuration diagram when a plurality of users cooperate to create a pasted picture.
[Explanation of symbols]
11a-11e Copy source chip
12 Overlap area
13a, 13b chip
14 Chip list
15 pads
20 buses
21 CPU
22 ROM
23 RAM
24 Communication interface
25 network
26 I / O devices
27 Storage device
28 Recording medium reader
29 Portable recording media
31, 41 server device
32, 33, 42 Terminal equipment
34,44 network

Claims (4)

In an apparatus for performing a simulation of constructing a paste from a plurality of chips of a predetermined color,
Drawing means for drawing the chip at a specified position;
When there is an overlapping area between the drawn chips, an overlapping area drawing means for drawing the color of the overlapping area with a color that is a combination of the colors of the chips included in the overlapping area;
Color attribute display means for displaying a color attribute of a specified portion of the pasted picture constituted by the chip,
The said color attribute display means displays the color attribute of each chip | tip contained in the said overlap area, when the designated part of the said paste picture exists in the said overlap area, The paste picture simulation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In a method in which a computer performs a simulation of constructing a paste from a plurality of chips of a predetermined color,
Draw the chip at the specified position,
When there is an overlapping area between the drawn chips, the color of the overlapping area is drawn with a color that matches the color of each chip included in the overlapping area,
Display the color attribute of the designated part of the pasted picture constituted by the chip,
Further, in the display of the color attribute, when the designated portion of the paste picture is in the overlap area, the color attribute of each chip included in the overlap area is displayed. . In a program for causing a computer to perform a simulation of constructing a paste picture from a plurality of chips of a predetermined color,
Drawing the chip at a specified position;
When there is an overlapping area between the drawn chips, the color of the overlapping area is drawn with a color that is a combination of the colors of the chips included in the overlapping area;
Displaying a color attribute of a designated portion of the pasted picture constituted by the chip;
A paste picture simulation program for causing the computer to execute a step of displaying a color attribute of each chip included in the overlap area when a designated portion of the paste picture is in the overlap area. In a system that accesses the server device from a plurality of terminal devices connected to the server device, and performs a simulation that configures a paste picture from a plurality of chips of a predetermined color,
The server device, when there is an overlapping area between the drawing means for drawing the chip at a designated position and the drawn chips, matches the color of each of the chips included in the overlapping area. When displaying the color attribute of the designated part of the pasted picture constituted by the chip and the overlapping area drawing means for drawing with the selected color, and when the designated part of the pasted picture is in the overlapping area, Color attribute display means for displaying the color attribute of each chip included in the overlapping region,
The server device accepts only access from one of the plurality of terminal devices at a time, and at least one of the means from the terminal device that has accepted the access and the overlapping area drawing means. A pasting picture simulation system, wherein the pasting picture is edited based on information to be remotely controlled.

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