JP4848938B2 - Information processing system and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system and an information processing program.

When an electronic document is created by a document creation application that runs on a computer, an image is synthesized.
However, it is very difficult to edit an image having an excellent design without special knowledge as compared with editing of characters and graphics.
Therefore, there is a demand for efficiently generating what an operator desires in a document including an image.

As a technology related to this, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228620 has an object of satisfactorily reproducing an image included in an image. When the image type of an object image is an image, color processing is performed according to the color distribution. An image processing method for performing color processing using conditions has a first mode for collectively processing object images of images existing in the image, and a second mode for independently processing different images. When the first mode is set, the color processing conditions are set from the color distributions of all object images identified as images included in the image, and the second mode is set. In this case, it is disclosed that a color distribution is obtained for each different image included in the image, and the color processing condition is set for each image.
Further, Patent Document 2 aims to provide a data conversion apparatus and a data conversion program that can reduce the effort for creating an output image including an image subjected to color correction processing. An image recognition unit that recognizes an image in a page expressed by data, an image analysis unit that performs a predetermined image analysis on each image recognized by the image recognition unit, and an individual according to an analysis result in the image analysis unit And a post-correction data generation unit that generates raster data representing a page including the image that has been subjected to the image correction process. It is disclosed that it is possible to create an output image at high speed without the need for complicated work by providing an auto setup function that performs image correction by analyzing individual images in the image. To have.
Further, Patent Document 3 inputs image information indicating an object image constituting an image for the purpose of performing color processing suitable for the type of object image included in the input image. The image type of the object image is determined based on the image information, and when the image type is an image, a color processing condition is set according to a color distribution, and the image of the image is set based on the set color processing condition. It is disclosed that color processing is performed on an object image.
JP 2001-35854 A JP 2004-274720 A JP 2000-322045 A

  The present invention has been made in the background of such background art, when generating a document including an image by the operation of the operator, it is not necessary for the operator to make changes to the image in advance, An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system and an information processing program capable of generating a document that is well-designed.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, an image selection unit that selects an image to be combined with a document, and an image selected by the image selection unit according to information about the document or information about a document part constituting the document. An image changing unit for making a change; and a combining unit for combining the image changed by the image changing unit with the document. The image changing unit determines whether the document is a model as information about the document. Accordingly, the information processing system is characterized in that a change is made to the image selected by the image selection means .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a document storage unit for storing a document, a document extraction unit for extracting a document from the document storage unit, an image storage unit for storing an image, and a document extracted by the document extraction unit. An image selection unit that selects an image to be synthesized from the image storage unit, and an image change that changes the image selected by the image selection unit according to information about the document or information about a document part that constitutes the document means, synthesizing means for synthesizing the modified image on said document by said image changing means, and having an output means for outputting the document that has been synthesized by said synthesizing means, wherein the image changing unit, as the information about the document information the document depending on whether a template, characterized in that changes to the image selected by said image selecting means It is a physical system.

The invention according to claim 3 comprises image selecting means for selecting an image to be combined with a document, composition means for combining the image selected by the image selecting means with the document, information relating to the document, or the document. Image change means for changing the image selected by the image selection means in accordance with information relating to the document part to be processed. The image change means determines whether the document is a model as information relating to the document. Accordingly, the information processing system is characterized in that a change is made to the image selected by the image selection means .

The invention according to claim 4 further comprises a classifying means for classifying the document part in accordance with information on the document parts constituting the document, and the image changing means is a result of the classification by the classification means. based on an information processing system according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that changes to the image.

The invention according to claim 5 further includes history storage means for storing changes made to the image by the image change means or operations of the operator as a history, and the image change means is stored in the history storage means. on the basis of the history, an information processing system according to claim 1-4, characterized in that changes to the image.

The invention according to claim 6 is selected by the image selection function in accordance with an image selection function for selecting an image to be combined with a document and information on the document or information on a document part constituting the document. An image change function for changing the image and a composition function for combining the image changed by the image change function with the document are realized, and the image change function determines whether the document is a model as information about the document. An information processing program that changes an image selected by the image selection function according to whether or not the image is selected .

The invention according to claim 7 is an image selecting function for selecting an image to be combined with a document, a combining function for combining an image selected by the image selecting function with the document, and information regarding the document or An image change function for changing the image selected by the image selection function is realized according to information on document parts constituting the document , and the image change function is used to determine whether the document is a model as information about the document. An information processing program that changes an image selected by the image selection function according to whether or not the image is selected .

The invention according to claim 8 of the present application further comprises a classification function for classifying the document parts in accordance with information on the document parts constituting the document, and the image change function is based on the result classified by the classification function. 8. The information processing program according to claim 6 , wherein the image is changed based on the information processing program.

The invention according to claim 9 further includes a history storage function for storing changes made to the image by the image change function or operations of the operator as a history, and the image change function is stored in the history storage function. The information processing program according to any one of claims 6 to 8 , wherein the image is changed based on the recorded history.

According to the information processing system of claim 1, when the document including the image is generated by the operation of the operator, the operator changes the image in advance as compared with the case where the configuration is not provided. There is no need to add, and you can generate a document that is well-designed. Further, when a document as a template including an image is generated by an operation of the operator, it is not necessary for the operator to make changes to the image in advance, and a template of a document that is well-designed can be generated. .

According to the information processing system of claim 2 , when the document including the image is generated by the operation of the operator, the operator changes the image in advance as compared with the case where the configuration is not provided. There is no need to add a document, and a document that is well-designed can be generated, and the operability and convenience from document extraction to generation and output can be improved. Further, when a document as a template including an image is generated by an operation of the operator, it is not necessary for the operator to make changes to the image in advance, and a template of a document that is well-designed can be generated. .

According to the information processing system of claim 3 , when the document including the image is generated by the operation of the operator, the operator changes the image in advance as compared with the case where the configuration is not provided. There is no need to add, and after synthesizing the images, a document that is well-designed can be generated. Further, when a document as a template including an image is generated by an operation of the operator, it is not necessary for the operator to make changes to the image in advance, and a template of a document that is well-designed can be generated. .

According to the information processing system of claim 4 , in addition to the effects of the information processing system of claims 1 to 3 , it is possible to generate a document having a group of document forms.

According to the information processing system of the fifth aspect , in addition to the effects of the information processing systems of the first to fourth aspects, the operator does not need to repeat the past operation, and the convenience of the operation is improved.

According to the information processing program of claim 6 , when the document including the image is generated by the operation of the operator, the operator changes the image in advance as compared with the case where the configuration is not provided. There is no need to add, and you can generate a document that is well-designed. Further, when a document as a template including an image is generated by an operation of the operator, it is not necessary for the operator to make changes to the image in advance, and a template of a document that is well-designed can be generated. .

According to the information processing program of claim 7 , when a document including an image is generated by an operation of the operator, the operator changes the image in advance as compared with the case where the configuration is not provided. There is no need to add, and after synthesizing the images, a document that is well-designed can be generated. Further, when a document as a template including an image is generated by an operation of the operator, it is not necessary for the operator to make changes to the image in advance, and a template of a document that is well-designed can be generated. .

According to the information processing program according to claim 8, in addition to the effects of the information processing program according to claim 6, to produce a document which has unity as the form of the document.

According to the information processing program of claim 9 , in addition to the effects of the information processing program of claims 6 to 8 , the operator does not need to repeat the past operation, and the convenience of the operation is improved.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual module configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
The module generally refers to a component such as software or hardware that can be logically separated. Therefore, the module in the present embodiment indicates not only a module in a program but also a module in a hardware configuration. Therefore, the present embodiment also serves as an explanation of a program, a system, and a method. In addition, the modules correspond almost one-to-one with the functions. However, in mounting, one module may be composed of one program, or a plurality of modules may be composed of one program. A plurality of programs may be used. Further, the plurality of modules may be executed by one computer, or one module may be executed by a plurality of computers in a distributed or parallel environment. Hereinafter, “connection” includes not only physical connection but also logical connection.
The system includes a configuration in which a plurality of computers, hardware, devices, and the like are connected via a network and the like, and includes a case where the system is realized by a single computer, hardware, devices, and the like.

An electronic document (also called a document, including a document that is an image input by a scanner, a document generated by a document generation application, etc.) is an information aggregate and may be composed of one page. It may consist of a plurality of pages.
Document parts that make up a document are called objects. The objects include characters, graphics, images, sounds, moving images, and the like, and the data forms include text data, CG (Computer Graphics) data, image data, sound data, moving image data, and the like. The data may be compressed, encrypted, and the like. Note that the image may include characters, graphics, etc., or a composite thereof.
The document model is a standard for documents prepared in advance by the document generation application, and forms that can be commonly applied to each page (format, style, model, model, prototype, model, sample, pattern, template, master It is also possible to edit the form itself.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment includes a document DB (database) 111, an object DB 112, a document creation system 120, and a document display module 130.
As shown in FIG. 1, the document DB 111 is connected to the document extraction module 121 in the document creation system 120 and is a database that stores documents. Documents (including templates) to be edited are mainly stored. The document DB 111 is accessed by the document retrieval module 121. Further, the document DB 111 may be a repository or a simple memory.
As shown in FIG. 1, the object DB 112 is connected to an object selection module 122 in the document creation system 120, and stores objects that are components of the document. The object DB 112 is accessed by the object selection module 122. In addition, the object DB 112 may be a repository or a simple memory, like the document DB 111. Further, the object stored in the object DB 112 may be stored in the document DB 111. In that case, the document extraction module 121 also has the function of the object selection module 122.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the document creation system 120 includes a document extraction module 121, an object selection module 122, a document layout attribute storage module 123, a grouping module 124, a change module 125, and a composition module 126. This is the main configuration for document editing, and may be incorporated in a document creation application.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the document retrieval module 121 is connected to the document DB 111, the document layout attribute storage module 123, and the synthesis module 126, and retrieves a document from the document DB 111. The retrieval is performed according to a search operation by the operator, or a document predetermined by the document creation application may be retrieved. Further, the document extraction module 121 may extract a document from other than the document DB 111. For example, a paper document may be input as an image from a scanner, a document stored in another device may be extracted via a communication line, and an image may be input as a document via a fax. Then, the extracted document is transferred to the synthesis module 126, and the layout and attributes of the document (including whether or not the document is a template), the attributes of the objects in the document, and the like are transferred to the document layout attribute storage module 123. . Of course, there are cases where an object is not included in the document, and in that case, there is no attribute of the object in the document.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the object selection module 122 is connected to the object DB 112, the document layout attribute storage module 123, and the change module 125, and selects an object from the object DB 112. The selection may be performed according to a selection operation by an operator, or an object predetermined by a document creation application may be taken out. Further, the object selection module 122 may extract an object from other than the object DB 112. For example, a paper document is input as an image from a scanner, and an operator selects a part of the image as an object. An object stored in another device is extracted via a communication line. You may make it input as. The selected object is transferred to the change module 125, and the attribute of the object is transferred to the document layout attribute storage module 123.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the document layout attribute storage module 123 is connected to a document extraction module 121, an object selection module 122, a change module 125, and a grouping module 124. The layout and attributes of the document retrieved by the document retrieval module 121, the attributes of the objects in the document, and the like are stored. Further, the attribute of the object selected by the object selection module 122 is stored. The document layout attribute storage module 123 is accessed by the change module 125 and the grouping module 124.

An example of the structure of data such as attributes of objects in a document stored in the document layout attribute storage module 123 will be described with reference to FIG. The document / object attribute table 300 shown in FIG. 3 has an object ID column 301, an arrangement column 310, a type column 320, a character attribute column 330, a CG attribute column 340, and an image attribute column 350.
The object ID column 301 is a column for storing an identifier that can uniquely identify an object in the document. Based on this identifier, the grouping module 124 identifies whether the object already exists in the document, the object selected by the object selection module 122, the object grouped by the grouping module 124, or the like.

The arrangement field 310 is further divided into an X coordinate field 311, a Y coordinate field 312, an upper object ID field 313, and a lower object ID field 314, and stores data indicating the arrangement of the object in the document.
The X coordinate field 311 and the Y coordinate field 312 store the position (coordinates) of the upper left corner of the object.
The upper object ID column 313 stores an identifier of an object located immediately above (that is, the front side) of the object when another object overlaps the object.
The lower object ID column 314 is the reverse of the upper object ID column 313, and stores the identifier of the object located immediately below (that is, the back side) of the object. The upper object ID field 313 and the lower object ID field 314 may store not only one object identifier but also a plurality of object identifiers. The case where the identifiers of a plurality of objects are stored is a case where other objects overlap at a plurality of positions of the object.
The type column 320 stores data indicating the type of an object, that is, whether the object is a character, a graphic, or an image.

The character attribute column 330 is further divided into a point number column 331, a font column 332, a color column 333, and a content column 334, and stores data indicating attributes when the object is a character.
The point number column 331 stores the number of points of the character (that is, the character size).
The font field 332 stores the font of the character (for example, Mincho, Gothic, etc.).
The color column 333 stores the color of the character.
The content column 334 stores text data. In the case of a large amount of text data, the name of the file storing the text data may be stored. In other words, when retrieving text data, the file may be accessed.

The CG attribute column 340 is further divided into a size column 341, a type column 342, and a color column 343, and stores data indicating attributes when the object is a graphic (CG).
The size column 341 stores the size of the figure (for example, the number of vertical and horizontal pixels, the area, etc.).
The type column 342 stores the type of graphic (for example, circle, square, etc.).
The color column 343 stores the color of the graphic.

The image attribute column 350 is further divided into a black and white / color column 351, a resolution column 352, an average density column 353, a color distribution type column 354, and a contrast strength column 355, and data indicating attributes when the object is an image. Remember.
The monochrome / color column 351 stores a code indicating whether the image is a monochrome image or a color image.
The resolution column 352 stores the resolution of the image.
The average density column 353 stores the average density of the image (whether it is a dark image or a thin image as a whole).
The color distribution type column 354 stores the type indicating the color distribution of the image (the bluish color is generally found, the center is red, etc.).
The contrast strength column 355 stores a code indicating the contrast strength (brightness ratio between the brightest portion and the darkest portion of the image) of the image.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the grouping module 124 is connected to the document layout attribute storage module 123 and the change module 125, and uses the attributes of the objects in the document stored in the document layout attribute storage module 123. Group the objects (collecting objects classified according to common properties). Grouping includes, for example, collecting objects whose positions are close to each other, collecting objects arranged in a certain rule in arrangement (such as being arranged in a vertical or horizontal line), or collecting according to the content of an image (color distribution, Such as recognizing images), or collecting things that are above or below the same image (corresponding to the hierarchical relationship of layers handled by graphic technology). Recognizing an image is, for example, recognizing whether there is a person and dividing it into an image with a person and an image without a person, or if the image is dark, it is a night image and is reddish. If it is, it is an evening image. The grouped result is passed to the change module 125.

The processing of the grouping module 124 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 shows the data of the object shown in FIG. That is, the object 0001 is a photograph 701, the object 0002 is a photograph 702, the object 0003 is a photograph 703, and the object 0004 is a photograph 704.
In the grouping module 124, the objects 0001 and 0002 are arranged vertically (that is, the X coordinates are equal), the sizes thereof are the same, and the average density is equal to or less than a threshold value (for example, 20). The first group. The objects 0001 and 0003 are arranged side by side (that is, the Y coordinate is equal), the sizes thereof are the same, and the average density is equal to or less than a certain threshold value (for example, 20), so the second And a group of The object 0001, the object 0002, and the object 0003 are above the object 0004 (that is, 0004 is stored in the object ID column 314 below the object 0001 to the object 0003). Since the density is equal to or less than a certain threshold value (for example, 20), the objects 0001 to 0003 are set as a third group.
Then, the change module 125 performs the change process using the result of the grouping process by the grouping module 124. For example, when the object to be synthesized is the same size as the object 0001 and is arranged at the same X coordinate position as the first group, the change module 125 matches the first group. Make any changes. Specifically, when the object to be synthesized is a color image and the average density is 150, the average density of the object to be synthesized is changed to be lowered.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the change module 125 is connected to the object selection module 122, the document layout attribute storage module 123, the grouping module 124, and the composition module 126, and stores the document stored in the document layout attribute storage module 123. Using the layout, attribute, attribute of the object in the document, whether the document is a form, the attribute of the object selected by the object selection module 122, or the result of grouping by the grouping module 124, Changes (including correction, correction, modification, modification, etc.) are made to the object selected by the object selection module 122 or the object already synthesized in the document extraction module 121.

As shown in FIG. 1, the composition module 126 is connected to the document retrieval module 121, the modification module 125, and the document display module 130, and the image modified by the modification module 125 is retrieved by the document retrieval module 121. Composite to document. The synthesized document is transferred to the document display module 130.
As shown in FIG. 1, the document display module 130 is connected to the synthesis module 126 in the document creation system 120, and displays the document delivered from the synthesis module 126 on the display.

Next, the function and operation (operation) will be described.
A processing example related to the synthesis of a document and an image will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
In step S <b> 202, the document extraction module 121 extracts a document from the document DB 111 according to an operation by the operator.
In step S204, the document extracted in step S202 is displayed on the display. The operator views the display and selects an object to be synthesized.
In step S206, the object selection module 122 selects an object to be combined with a document from the object DB 112 in accordance with the operation of the operator.

In step S208, the grouping module 124 extracts the attributes of the document displayed on the display or the objects in the document.
In step S210, the grouping module 124 performs grouping based on the object attributes extracted in step S208.
In step S212, the change module 125 stores the document attributes stored in the document layout attribute storage module 123, the attributes of the objects in the document, the attributes of the object selected by the object selection module 122, and the grouping performed in step S210. Based on the result or the like, the object selection module 122 changes the object selected or the object in the document.

In step S214, the synthesis module 126 synthesizes the document and the object changed in step S212.
In step S216, the document display module 130 displays the document on which the objects are combined on the display.
In step S218, it is determined whether to synthesize the next object in accordance with the operation of the operator. In this determination, when the synthesis process is continued (No), the process returns to step S206, and when it is Yes, the synthesis process is terminated (step S220).

The process of combining an object with a document will be described using the specific examples shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6.
FIG. 4 illustrates a case where a photograph (4) 404 as an object is newly combined with a document 400 in which the photograph (1) 401, the photograph (2) 402, and the photograph (3) 403 as objects are already combined. FIG. 4A shows a state of a photograph (4) 404 that is an object to be combined with the document 400 before composition, and FIG. 4B shows a state of the document 400 after composition.
That is, the photo (1) 401, the photo (2) 402, and the photo (3) 403 are black and white images. As shown in FIG. Are arranged). A photograph (4) 404 that is a color image is to be combined with such a document 400 at a position as shown in FIG.
The change module 125 changes the photograph (4) 404 from a color image to a black and white image. That is, since the change module 125 can form a quadrangle according to the fact that a large number of black and white images occupy the document 400 and the position of the photo (4) 404 to be synthesized, the change module 125 converts the photo (4) 404 into color. Change from an image to a black and white image. More specifically, the change module 125 accesses the document layout attribute storage module 123, and from the monochrome / color column 351, the X coordinate column 311, and the Y coordinate column 312 in the document / object attribute table 300, the photo (1). 401, photo (2) 402, photo (3) 403 are black and white images, detected that they are arranged at positions almost forming a quadrangle, and photo (4) 404 to be combined is a color image. The photograph (4) 404 is changed to a black and white image (see the photograph (4 ′) 405 in FIG. 4B) from the position where the image is to be synthesized.
Note that the rules for change processing (the conditions for change and the change processing when the conditions are satisfied are regularized) are included in the change module 125, and may be set in advance or operated. It can also be set by a person. In addition, the history of change processing or operator's operation is stored, and the same pattern (operation, change processing, change processing and operator operation series, object type, etc. are similar) If there is a type), change processing may be performed according to the history. For example, when a color image is changed to a black-and-white image based on the change processing rule and then an operation such as returning it to a color image by an operator's operation is performed, the series of processes is stored as a history. In addition, when similar processing occurs next, the history processing is preferentially performed.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a photograph 501 as an object is combined with a document 500 as a form, and the form itself is being edited. FIG. 5A shows the state of a photograph 501 that is an object to be combined with the form document 500 before composition, and FIG. 5B shows the state of the form document 500 after composition.
The change module 125 detects that the document 500 is a form. When editing a form, the change module 125 enlarges / reduces an image to be combined with the form, and changes the pixel value of the image to be combined by half. . The pixel value is halved because it is a form, so it is necessary to reduce the density of the image so that it does not stand out and does not interfere with the object to be superimposed. Further, the pixel value may be changed according to the density value of the photograph 501 that is an image to be combined. This is because if the image is originally low in density, it may be about two-thirds without having to halve the pixel value.
Further, as the change processing, the color image may be black and white, or may be a single color (unified light blue, etc.). These change processes may be selected according to other pages of the document 500. In FIG. 5B, enlargement processing is performed according to the form, and the color image (photo 501) is changed to a black and white image (photo 502).

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a photograph 601 that is an object has already been combined with a document 600 and a title 602 that is a character object is to be combined on the photograph 601. FIG. 6A shows the state of the title 602, which is an object to be combined with the document 600 before composition, and FIG. 6B shows the document 600 after composition (the photograph 601 is changed and the photograph 603 is changed). Is shown).
The change module 125 changes the photo 601 according to the character attribute of the title 602. More specifically, the change module 125 accesses the document layout attribute storage module 123, and what kind of photograph 601 is arranged at which position from the arrangement column 310 and the image attribute column 350 in the document / object attribute table 300. And the color of the photograph 601 is adjusted according to the character attributes (character size, font, color, etc.) of the title 602 to be synthesized. For example, in order to make the title 602 easier to read from the positional relationship between the photo 601 and the title 602, a change may be made to make the photo 601 thinner. Further, the color of the photograph 601 may be adjusted according to the text data of the title 602. For example, if the title 602 includes the word “wedding”, the photograph 601 is changed to a pink color (see the photograph 603 in FIG. 6B).

  A hardware configuration example of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration shown in FIG. 8 is configured by a personal computer (PC), for example, and shows a hardware configuration example including a data reading unit 817 such as a scanner and a data output unit 818 such as a printer.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 801 executes processing in accordance with a computer program describing an execution sequence of each module such as the grouping module 124 and the change module 125 described in the above-described embodiment. It is a control unit.

  A ROM (Read Only Memory) 802 stores programs used by the CPU 801, operation parameters, and the like. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 803 stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 801, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other via a host bus 804 including a CPU bus.

  The host bus 804 is connected to an external bus 806 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus via a bridge 805.

  A keyboard 808 and a pointing device 809 such as a mouse are input devices operated by an operator. The display 810 includes a liquid crystal display device or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), and displays various types of information as text or image information.

  An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 811 includes a hard disk, drives the hard disk, and records or reproduces a program executed by the CPU 801 and information. The hard disk stores a document extracted by the document extraction module 121, data managed by the document layout attribute storage module 123, and the like. Further, various computer programs such as various other data processing programs are stored.

  The drive 812 reads out data or a program recorded in a removable recording medium 813 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, and the data or program is read out from the interface 807 and an external bus 806. , The bridge 805, and the RAM 803 connected via the host bus 804. The removable recording medium 813 can also be used as a data recording area similar to a hard disk.

  The connection port 814 is a port for connecting the external connection device 815, and has a connection unit such as USB or IEEE1394. The connection port 814 is connected to the CPU 801 and the like via the interface 807, the external bus 806, the bridge 805, the host bus 804, and the like. The communication unit 816 is connected to a network and executes data communication processing with the outside. The data reading unit 817 is a scanner, for example, and executes document reading processing. The data output unit 818 is, for example, a printer, and executes document data output processing.

  Note that the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 8 shows one configuration example, and the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 8, and is a configuration that can execute the modules described in the present embodiment. I just need it. For example, some modules may be configured by dedicated hardware (for example, ASIC), and some modules may be in an external system and connected via a communication line. A plurality of systems shown in FIG. 5 may be connected to each other via communication lines so as to cooperate with each other. Further, it may be incorporated in a copying machine, a fax machine, a scanner, a printer, a multifunction machine (also called a multi-function copying machine, which has functions of a scanner, a printer, a copying machine, a fax machine, etc.).

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the grouping module 124 is provided has been described. However, the grouping module 124 may not be provided.
The data structure shown in FIG. 3 is a table structure, but may be another data structure such as a list structure, and the data to be managed is not limited to that shown in FIG. You may make it manage a kind of data (attribute data, such as an audio | voice and a moving image).
4, 5, and 6 are processing examples. In addition, as a change process, an object to be synthesized or an object in a document to be synthesized is replaced with an object in the document to be synthesized or a composition. Depending on the object to be changed, the contrast may be changed (the distributions are similar to each other), the color distribution may be changed, the resolution may be changed, the size may be changed, and the like.
In the embodiment, after the change module 125 changes the object selected by the object selection module 122, the composition module 126 synthesizes the changed object and the document. After combining the object selected by the object selection module 122 and the document, the change module 125 may change the selected object.

The described program can be stored in a recording medium, and the program can be provided by communication means. In that case, for example, the above-described program can also be regarded as an invention of a “computer-readable recording medium recording the program”.
The “computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded” refers to a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, which is used for program installation, execution, program distribution, and the like.
The recording medium is, for example, a digital versatile disc (DVD), which is a standard established by the DVD Forum, such as “DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM,” and DVD + RW. Standards such as “DVD + R, DVD + RW, etc.”, compact discs (CDs), read-only memory (CD-ROM), CD recordable (CD-R), CD rewritable (CD-RW), etc. MO), flexible disk (FD), magnetic tape, hard disk, read only memory (ROM), electrically erasable and rewritable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory, random access memory (RAM), etc. It is.
The program or a part of the program can be recorded on the recording medium and stored or distributed. Also, by communication, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wired network used for the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, etc., or wireless communication It can be transmitted using a transmission medium such as a network or a combination of these, and can also be carried on a carrier wave.
Furthermore, the above program may be a part of another program, or may be recorded on a recording medium together with a separate program. Moreover, it may be divided and recorded on a plurality of recording media.

It is a conceptual module block diagram about the structural example of this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example regarding the synthesis | combination of a document and an image. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structural example of the data which this Embodiment handles. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a synthetic | combination process of a document and an image. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the synthetic | combination process of the document which is a form, and an image. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a synthetic | combination process of a document and an image. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the grouping process of an object. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of the computer which implement | achieves this Embodiment.

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111 ... Document DB
112 ... Object DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 120 ... Document creation system 121 ... Document extraction module 122 ... Object selection module 123 ... Document layout attribute storage module 124 ... Grouping module 125 ... Change module 126 ... Composition module 130 ... Document display module

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Image selection means for selecting an image to be combined with the document;
Image changing means for changing the image selected by the image selecting means in accordance with information relating to the document or information relating to document parts constituting the document;
Synthesizing means for synthesizing the image changed by the image changing means with the document ;
The information processing system , wherein the image changing unit changes the image selected by the image selecting unit according to whether or not the document is a model as information on the document . Document storage means for storing a document;
Document retrieval means for retrieving a document from the document storage means;
Image storage means for storing images;
Image selecting means for selecting an image to be combined with the document extracted by the document extracting means from the image storage means;
Image changing means for changing the image selected by the image selecting means in accordance with information relating to the document or information relating to document parts constituting the document;
Combining means for combining the image changed by the image changing means with the document;
Output means for outputting the document synthesized by the synthesis means ;
The information processing system , wherein the image changing unit changes the image selected by the image selecting unit according to whether or not the document is a model as information on the document . Image selection means for selecting an image to be combined with the document;
Combining means for combining the image selected by the image selecting means with the document;
Image changing means for changing the image selected by the image selecting means in accordance with information relating to the document or information relating to document parts constituting the document ;
The information processing system , wherein the image changing unit changes the image selected by the image selecting unit according to whether or not the document is a model as information on the document . Further comprising a classifying means for classifying the document part according to information on the document part constituting the document,
Wherein the image changing unit, an information processing system according to claim 1 to 3 based on the classification results by said classifying means and make changes to the image. A history storage means for storing changes made to the image by the image changing means or operations of the operator as a history;
Wherein the image changing unit, an information processing system according to claim 1-4 based on the history stored in said history storage means and making changes to the image. On the computer,
An image selection function for selecting an image to be combined with the document;
An image change function for changing an image selected by the image selection function in accordance with information on the document or information on document parts constituting the document;
Realizing a composition function for compositing the image modified by the image modification function with the document ;
An information processing program characterized in that the image change function changes the image selected by the image selection function according to whether or not the document is a model as information on the document . On the computer,
An image selection function for selecting an image to be combined with the document;
A composition function for compositing the image selected by the image selection function with the document;
Realizing an image change function for changing the image selected by the image selection function according to information on the document or information on a document part constituting the document ;
An information processing program characterized in that the image change function changes the image selected by the image selection function according to whether or not the document is a model as information on the document . A classification function for classifying the document part according to information on the document part constituting the document;
The information processing program according to claim 6 or 7 , wherein the image change function changes the image based on a result of the classification by the classification function. A history storage function for storing changes made to the image by the image change function or operations of the operator as a history;
The information processing program according to any one of claims 6 to 8 , wherein the image change function changes the image based on a history stored in the history storage function.

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