JP5482865B2 - Image processing apparatus and image processing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing program, and more particularly, to an image processing apparatus and an image processing program that can perform replacement of the position and attribute of an image displayed on a display screen with a simple operation.

  As disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-293838, when displaying an image such as a photograph or a picture, the background color and pattern on which the image is displayed, the position on which the image is displayed, and the like are set in advance. There is known an image editing apparatus that selects a template and displays an image based on the template. In this image editing apparatus, when an image and a template are selected, the image is displayed at a predetermined position defined by the template. Therefore, the arrangement of images desired by the operator and the display mode as the background can be set with a simple operation of selecting a plurality of images and templates.

JP-A-10-293838

  However, in an image editing apparatus using a template, a desired display mode can be set only by a simple operation of selecting a plurality of images and templates. However, there is not necessarily a template that is an arrangement position or background of an image desired by the operator. Not always. If the operator does not have a desired template, a template that approximates the desired display mode must be selected, and the position, size, color, brightness, etc. of the displayed image must be edited, which is a complicated task. It becomes necessary.

  For example, when the arrangement position of one displayed image and another image is to be exchanged, one image is moved by dragging and dropping, and then another image is dragged and dropped. Move to the position where the image is placed. Then, the arrangement position can be switched by moving one image that has been moved to a position where another image has been arranged. Therefore, when the displayed images are replaced, at least three operations are required, which causes a troublesome work. In addition, if the background set by the template is whitened corresponding to the arrangement position of the image, it is difficult to move the image to a regular position when replacing the image by dragging and dropping. there were.

  In addition, when attributes such as the size, color, and brightness of the image are associated with the arrangement position of the image, the attribute must be edited after replacing the image by drag and drop. There was a problem that it would be complicated work.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing program capable of switching the position and attribute of an image displayed on a display screen with a simple operation. The purpose is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, an image processing device according to claim 1 is a display device having a display screen on which a plurality of images are displayed, and a plurality of images among the images displayed on the display screen of the display device. An image selection unit that accepts selection, and a display position or a display shape of the plurality of images when a plurality of images are displayed on the display screen in response to selection of a plurality of images by the image selection unit Based on the first template selecting means for receiving selection of one of a plurality of templates and the display position or display shape of the plurality of images indicated by the one template received by the first template selecting means. A first synthesized image obtained by synthesizing a plurality of images whose selection has been received by the selection unit with respect to the template, A display control unit to be displayed, and one template that is selected by the first template selection unit from among the plurality of templates in a state where the first composite image is displayed on the display screen by the display control unit Second template selection means for accepting selection of one template different from the above, and in a state where a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of images with the one template is displayed on the display screen, according to the template A plurality of display areas, each of which is a reception unit that receives a selection of one of the plurality of areas that can display one image, and a first area that receives the selection by the reception unit; A determination unit that determines whether any of the plurality of images is displayed in the area; and If it is determined that any one of the plurality of images is displayed in the area, the plurality of images are also displayed in the second area, which is another area that has been selected by the receiving unit after the selection of the first area. On the condition that any one of the images is displayed, the image displayed in the first area is replaced with the image displayed in the second area, and the composite image is redisplayed on the display screen. On the other hand, when the determination means determines that any of the plurality of images is not displayed in the first area, the image replacement control means does not accept the selection of the second area by the acceptance means; And when the second template selection unit receives the selection of the one template, the display control unit receives the one template received by the second template selection unit. A second synthesized image obtained by synthesizing the plurality of images received by the image selection means with respect to the template based on the display positions or the display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the image. Instead of displaying on the display screen.

  The image processing device according to claim 2 is the image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first template selection unit displays a plurality of images on the display screen when the plurality of images are displayed. Receives a selection of one of a plurality of predetermined templates, and the display control means changes the display shape of a plurality of images predetermined by the one template received by the first template selection means. Based on the first image, the plurality of images received by the image selection means are processed, and each of the processed images is arranged at a display position of the plurality of images predetermined by the template. A composite image is displayed on the display screen, and the first template is selected by the second template selection means. In this case, the plurality of images received by the image selection unit are processed based on display shapes of a plurality of images determined in advance by the one template received by the second template selection unit, and the processing is performed. Each of the plurality of images displayed is displayed on the display screen in place of the first composite image, instead of the second composite image arranged at the display position of the plurality of images predetermined by the template. is there.

  The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a template display control unit that displays a plurality of templates in a first area of the display screen in a selectable manner in the image processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, The display control means displays the first composite image or the second composite image in a second region adjacent to the first region in the display screen.

  The image processing device according to claim 4 is the image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein display positions or display shapes of a plurality of images indicated by the one template displayed on the display screen are displayed. And printing means for printing a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of images with the template on a recording medium.

An image processing device according to claim 5 is the image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising a touch panel that detects an input corresponding to a contact position or an approach position of an indicator with respect to the display screen, The first template selection means or the second template selection means accepts selection of the template when the touch panel detects an input corresponding to contact or approach of the indicator to the template displayed on the display screen. It is.

The image processing program according to claim 6 is an image for accepting selection of a plurality of images among images displayed on the display screen of the display device in a computer included in the image processing device including the display device having a display screen. In response to accepting selection of a plurality of images in the selection step and the image selection step, a plurality of templates indicating display positions or display shapes of the plurality of images when the plurality of images are displayed on the display screen are displayed. A first template selection step that accepts selection of one of the templates, and a selection by the image selection step based on display positions or display shapes of a plurality of images indicated by the one template that has received selections by the first template selection step A first combination of a plurality of images that have received In a display control step of displaying an image on the display screen, and in a state where the first composite image is displayed on the display screen by the display control step, among the plurality of templates, by the first template selection step A second template selection step for accepting selection of one template different from one template for which selection has been accepted, and a state in which a composite image in which the plurality of images are synthesized with the one template is displayed on the display screen And receiving a selection of one of the plurality of regions that can display one image each according to the template, and receiving the selection by the receiving step It is determined whether any of the plurality of images is displayed in the first area which is one area. And when the determination step determines that one of the plurality of images is displayed in the first area, the selection is accepted by the reception step after the selection of the first area. An image displayed in the first area is changed to an image displayed in the second area on the condition that any one of the plurality of images is also displayed in the second area which is one area of When the determination step determines that any one of the plurality of images is not displayed in the first region, the composite image is displayed again on the display screen. An image replacement control step that does not accept selection of two regions, and the display control step includes selecting the first template by the second template selection step. When the selection is received, based on the display positions or the display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the one template received by the second template selection step, the plurality of images received by the image selection step are A second synthesized image synthesized with the template is displayed on the display screen instead of the first synthesized image.

The image processing program according to claim 7 is the image processing program according to claim 6, wherein the first template selecting step, the display position and display of the plurality of images in a case of displaying a plurality of images on the display screen A selection of one template among a plurality of templates having a predetermined shape is received, and the display control step includes a display shape of a plurality of images predetermined by the one template that has been selected by the first template selection step. A plurality of images that have been selected in the image selection step are processed, and each of the processed images is arranged at a display position of the plurality of images determined in advance by the template. One composite image is displayed on the display screen, and the second template selection step When the selection of the one template is received, the plurality of selections received by the image selection unit based on the display shapes of the plurality of images determined in advance by the one template received by the second template selection step The second composite image in which each of the processed plurality of images is arranged at the display position of the plurality of images predetermined by the template is replaced with the first composite image, It is displayed on the display screen.

An image processing program according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the image processing program according to the sixth or seventh aspect , wherein the computer has a template display control step of allowing a plurality of templates to be displayed in a first area of the display screen in a selectable manner. The display control step is configured to display the first composite image or the second composite image in a second region adjacent to the first region in the display screen.

The image processing program according to claim 9 is the image processing program according to any one of claims 6 to 8 , wherein display positions or display shapes of a plurality of images indicated by the one template displayed on the display screen are displayed. Based on the above, the computer is caused to execute a printing step of printing on the recording medium a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of images with the template.

The image processing program according to claim 10 is the image processing program according to any one of claims 6 to 9 , wherein in the first template selection step or the second template selection step, a touch panel is displayed on the display screen. When an input corresponding to the contact or approach of the indicator to the template is detected, the selection of the template is accepted.

The image processing method according to claim 11 is an image processing method executed by an image processing apparatus including a display device having a display screen on which a plurality of images are displayed. An image selection step for receiving selection of a plurality of images, and a display position of the plurality of images when displaying a plurality of images on the display screen in response to reception of selection of the plurality of images by the image selection step Or the 1st template selection process which receives selection of one template among a plurality of templates which show a display shape, and the display position or display shape of a plurality of images which one template which received selection by the 1st template selection process shows A plurality of images that have been selected in the image selection step are synthesized with respect to the template. A display control step for displaying a composite image on the display screen, and the first template selection step among the plurality of templates in a state where the first composite image is displayed on the display screen by the display control step. A second template selection step for accepting selection of one template different from the one template for which selection has been accepted, and a composite image obtained by compositing the plurality of images with the one template is displayed on the display screen. In the state, a plurality of areas that are displayed according to the template, each receiving a selection of one of the plurality of areas that can display one image, and receiving the selection by the receiving process A determination step of determining whether any of the plurality of images is displayed in a first region that is a single region; If it is determined by the determination step that any one of the plurality of images is displayed in the first area, it is another area that has been selected by the reception process after the selection of the first area. On the condition that any one of the plurality of images is also displayed in the second area, the image displayed in the first area is replaced with the image displayed in the second area. When the determination step determines that any one of the plurality of images is not displayed in the first region, the selection of the second region in the reception step is accepted. An image replacement control step, and the display control step selects the first template when the second template selection step accepts the selection of the first template. Based on the display position or display shape of the plurality of images indicated by the one template that has received the selection, a second composite image in which the plurality of images that have been selected by the image selection step are combined with the template, Instead of the first composite image, it is displayed on the display screen.

According to the image processing apparatus of the first aspect, the operator can easily reselect the template while confirming the first composite image, so that the template that has a desired arrangement position or shape can be obtained with a simple operation. There is an effect that can be determined. Further, since a plurality of images included in the composite image displayed on the display screen can be replaced, there is an effect that the images can be replaced with a simple operation.

  According to the image processing apparatus of the second aspect, in addition to the effect produced by the image processing apparatus of the first aspect, there is an effect that a template having a desired arrangement position and shape can be determined with a simple operation.

  According to the image processing device of the third aspect, in addition to the effect produced by the image processing device of the first or second aspect, the second region adjacent to the first region in which a plurality of templates can be selected is displayed, Since the first composite image or the second composite image is displayed, the operator can reselect the template more easily while confirming the first composite image or the second composite image.

  According to the image processing apparatus of the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect produced by the image processing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the composite image displayed on the display screen can be printed on the recording medium. There is an effect.

According to the image processing program of the fifth aspect , in addition to the effect produced by the image processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, since it is configured by a touch panel, the template changing operation becomes easier. Therefore, there is an effect that the operability can be further improved.

According to the image processing program of the sixth aspect , the same effect as that produced by the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect can be obtained. According to the image processing program of the seventh aspect , the same effect as that produced by the image processing apparatus according to the second aspect can be obtained. According to the image processing program of the eighth aspect , the same effect as that produced by the image processing apparatus according to the third aspect can be obtained.

According to the image processing program of the ninth aspect , the same effect as that produced by the image processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect can be obtained. According to the image processing program of the tenth aspect , the same effect as that produced by the image processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect can be obtained .

According to the image processing method of the eleventh aspect , the same effect as that produced by the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect can be obtained.

1 is an external view of a multifunction machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the multifunction machine. 5 is a flowchart showing album creation processing executed by the CPU of the multifunction machine. 6 is a flowchart illustrating editing processing executed by the CPU of the multifunction machine. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an exchange process executed by the CPU of the multifunction machine. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an exchange process executed by the CPU of the multifunction machine. 5 is a flowchart showing a two-image selection process executed by the CPU of the multifunction machine. It is the figure which showed an example of the display mode of a liquid crystal display. It is the figure which showed an example of the display mode of a liquid crystal display. It is the figure which showed an example of the display mode of a liquid crystal display. It is the figure which showed an example of the display mode of a liquid crystal display.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a multifunction machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the following embodiment is only an example which actualized this invention, and it cannot be overemphasized that an Example can be changed suitably in the range which does not change the summary of this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the multifunction machine 1 is integrally provided with a printer 2 provided at the bottom, a scanner 3 provided at the top, and an operation panel 4 provided on the front side of the scanner 3. An MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) printer function for recording (printing) data received from an external computer (not shown) such as a copy function, a facsimile function, a personal computer (hereinafter simply referred to as “PC”) on a recording sheet To achieve multiple functions. Note that the configuration of the internal configuration of the scanner 3 is not directly related to the present invention, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

  The printer 2 is an image recording apparatus that records an image on a recording sheet based on image data read by the scanner 3 or image data input from the outside. As described above, the printer 2 is disposed below the scanner 3. Since the scanner 3 and the printer 2 are positioned so that the back surfaces thereof are the same, the back surface of the multi-function device 1 has a flat shape with no irregularities.

  The front end surface 17 of the printer 2 protrudes from the front end surface 18 of the scanner 3 to the front side by a predetermined width because the document reading table 6 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped as described above. Hereinafter, the end portion on the front side of the printer 2 protruding to the front side in this way is referred to as a protruding portion 16. The horizontal width of the printer 2 is formed in accordance with the horizontal width of the scanner 3. Therefore, the multifunction device 1 has a substantially square shape in plan view.

  A connection panel 70 is provided above the opening 5 of the printer 2. The connection panel 70 is provided with a USB terminal 71 on the left end side thereof. The USB terminal 71 is a connector terminal that connects the external device and the multifunction device 1 so as to communicate with each other by USB connection to the external device. A slot portion 72 is disposed on the right end side of the connection panel 70. The slot portion 72 is provided with a plurality of card slots into which a memory card (card type memory) can be loaded. A memory card is loaded in the card slot, and image data is read from the loaded memory card by the control unit 20 (see FIG. 2) described later.

  An operation panel 4 is provided on the front side of the multifunction machine 1. The operation panel 4 is formed in a horizontally long shape so as to fit in the empty space above the protruding portion 16. In other words, the operation panel 4 is formed in such a size that the vertical width is within the length (the vertical width of the empty space) obtained by subtracting the vertical width of the printer 2 from the vertical width of the scanner 3. The operation panel 4 is for operating the printer 2 and the scanner 3 and includes various operation keys 40 and a liquid crystal display (LCD) 41. The user can input a desired command using the operation panel 4. Note that the LCD 41 includes two LCD panels having an aspect ratio of 3 to 4, and is configured to have an aspect ratio of 3 to 8. When a predetermined command is input to the multifunction device 1, the operation of the multifunction device 1 is controlled by the control unit 20 (see FIG. 2) based on the input information.

  The multifunction device 1 is a system that operates based on a command input from the operation panel 4 or a command connected to a computer such as a PC and transmitted from the computer via a printer driver, a scanner driver, or the like. It is configured.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the electrical configuration of the multifunction machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the multifunction machine 1. The multifunction device 1 includes a parallel I / F 29 that is an interface (hereinafter referred to as “I / F”) that can be connected to a PC via a cable, a USB terminal 71 that can be connected to a digital camera, and an external medium (for example, a memory). A slot 72 capable of detachably mounting a recording medium including a flash memory such as a card. For this reason, image data can be input from a PC, a digital camera, or an external medium. And it is comprised so that the album creation process (refer FIG. 3) mentioned later can be performed with respect to the input image data.

  The control unit 20 controls the operation of the multifunction machine 1 including the printer 2, the scanner 3, and the operation panel 4 (see FIG. 1). The control unit 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 23, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM) 24. An ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 26 is connected via the bus 25.

  The CPU 21 is a central processing unit that comprehensively controls the multifunction machine 1. The ROM 22 stores various control programs executed by the CPU 21 (for example, programs shown in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 to 7), fixed values used when executing the programs, and the like.

  The ROM 22 has a template information storage area 22a. The template information storage area 22a stores a plurality of template information in which a position for displaying an image and a shape for displaying the image are predetermined. In the present embodiment, a plurality of templates corresponding to the number of images to be displayed are stored as one template information in the template information storage area 22a, and the number of template information corresponding to the number of images is stored.

  The RAM 23 is a rewritable memory used as a storage area or a work area for temporarily recording various data used when the CPU 21 executes the program. The RAM 23 is an area other than an area fixedly secured as a load area for a program that is instructed to be read when the MFP 1 is activated, an area for storing a fixed value that is essential for each process, and the like. In addition, a variable area dynamically allocated to the program to be executed is provided. At the time of execution of each program, a memory area (storage area or work area) necessary for the program operation is secured in the free area (unused area) of the variable area.

  In addition, when a memory card (not shown) is inserted into the slot 72, the RAM 23 reads out and stores information stored in the memory card, and an image file temporary storage area 23a. There is provided an image information storage area 23b in which information (attribute information) indicating the assigned or applied editing content is stored. The image information storage area 23b is provided for each selected image when an image is selected by an album creation process (see FIG. 3) described later.

  The image file stored in the image file temporary storage area 23a is, for example, known bitmap data, and is configured with pixel values (RGB values) for each pixel. The RGB value is a value having, as constituent components, an R value representing red, which is the three primary colors of light, a G value representing green, and a B value representing blue. As the RGB value increases, the luminance ( (Brightness) becomes high. Furthermore, the image file also includes information indicating the size, color, resolution, corrected content, and the like of the image.

  The image information storage area 23b includes a position information storage area 23b1, a layout information storage area 23b2, a correction information storage area 23b3, a size information storage area 23b4, a color information storage area 23b5, and a lightness information storage area 23b6. A resolution storage area 23b7 and a drawing information storage area 23b8 are provided.

  The position information storage area 23b1 stores position information indicating the position on the display screen where the image is displayed when the position where the image is displayed is set by an album creation process (see FIG. 3) described later. The position information indicating the position on the display screen is information indicating coordinates, for example.

  The layout information storage area 23b2 stores layout information (shape information) indicating the shape of an image when an image display shape is set by an album creation process (see FIG. 3) described later. The layout information indicating the shape of the image is information indicating, for example, a circle, a triangle, a square, a star, or the like.

  In the correction information storage area 23b3, correction information indicating correction applied to the image is stored, and correction information of a corresponding image stored in the image file temporary storage area 23a is stored. The correction information is information indicating correction contents such as contour correction that emphasizes the contour of an image and blur correction that blurs the image.

  The size information storage area 23b4 stores size information indicating the size of the image, and stores the size information of the corresponding image stored in the image file temporary storage area 23a.

  In the color information storage area 23b5, color information indicating the color (combination of image colors) given to the image is stored, and the color information of the corresponding image stored in the image file temporary storage area 23a is stored.

  In the lightness information storage area 23b6, lightness information indicating the lightness (brightness of the image) given to the image is stored, and the lightness information of the corresponding image stored in the image file temporary storage area 23a is stored.

  The resolution information storage area 23b7 stores resolution information indicating image resolution (image fineness), and stores resolution information of the corresponding image stored in the image file temporary storage area 23a.

  The drawing information storage area 23b8 stores drawing information as original data processed (edited) by the layout information and correction information, size information, color information, lightness information, and resolution information described above.

Next, the ASIC 26 connected to the control unit 20 via the bus 25 will be described. Connected to the ASIC 26 is a panel gate array (panel GA) 27 that detects pressing (input) of the operation key 40 for inputting a desired command to the multifunction device 1 and outputs a predetermined code signal. Further, the ASIC 26 has an LCD controller 28 for controlling the screen display of the LCD 41.
In addition, an amplifier 73 that rings the speaker 74, a general public line 33, and an NCU (Network Control Unit) 31 connected to the modem 32 are connected.

  Next, the album creation process executed in the multi-function device 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 to 7 and the diagrams showing the display modes of the LCD 41 shown in FIGS. To do. 3 to 7 are flowcharts showing the album execution process executed by the CPU 21 of the multifunction device 1, and FIGS. 8 to 11 are views showing the display modes of the liquid crystal display 41.

  Note that the album creation process is executed when the operation key 40 is operated by the operator and the album creation function is selected. In the present embodiment, when a memory card is inserted, an album creation function can be executed. Therefore, when a memory card is inserted by the operator, an image file such as a photograph or a picture stored in the memory card is read and stored in the image file temporary storage area 23a.

  Further, the function of creating an album may be executed not only when a memory card is inserted but also when an image file is received from an external PC or an image file is received from an external line. good.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an album creation process executed by the CPU 21 of the multifunction machine 1. In the following description, the display mode of the LCD 41 changes sequentially when the album creation process is executed. The change in the display mode of the LCD 41 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the album creation function is selected by the operator and the album creation process is executed, first, an image file stored in the image file temporary storage area 23a is read, and a list of images drawn by the image file is displayed. The image is displayed on the left screen 41a of the LCD 41 (S101). The display mode of the LCD 41 in the state where the process of S101 is executed is the state shown in FIG.

  As described above, the LCD 41 is composed of two LCD panels and can be displayed by dividing the left and right sides. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 8A, the screen is divided into a left screen 41a and a right screen 41b. In the following description, being displayed on the left screen 41a means being displayed only on the left panel (the left panel in FIGS. 8 to 11) of the two LCD panels arranged, To be displayed on the right screen 41b means to be displayed only on the right panel (the right panel in FIGS. 8 to 11) of the two LCD panels arranged.

  When the process of S101 is executed, a plurality of images based on the image file read from the image file temporary storage area 23a are displayed on the left screen 41a of the LCD 41. Each of the plurality of images is surrounded by a square frame, and one image can be selected by touching the inside of the frame. The display mode of the left screen 41a of the LCD 41 in FIG. 8A is also referred to as a thumbnail screen.

  In the present embodiment, a lighthouse image A, a house image B, and a church image C are displayed on the thumbnail screen. The right screen 41b of the LCD 41 is a work screen, and is blank when the processing of S101 is executed.

  In the process of S102, it is determined whether or not the image displayed on the left screen 41a of the LCD 41 is touched by the operator (S102). If it is determined that the image is touched (S102: Yes), the touch is performed. The image is displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41 (S103), and if it is determined that the image is not touched (S102: No), the process proceeds to S104 without executing the process in S103.

  FIG. 8B illustrates a state in which the image A on the thumbnail screen has been touched by the operator. When the operator touches the screen of the LCD 41, the process of S102 is Yes. Note that since no image is displayed in the frames other than the images A to C, the process of S102 is No even if touched.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the image A is touched by the operator, the image A is displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41 in the process of S103. When one or more images are displayed on the right screen 41 b of the LCD 41, “OK” is displayed on the upper right portion of the LCD 41.

  At this time, a partition is displayed in the work screen of the right screen 41b of the LCD 41. When one or more images are displayed, a partition that divides the right screen 41b into four is displayed. Further, although not shown, the screen is divided into nine when five or more images are selected, and is divided into sixteen when ten or more images are selected.

  In the process of S104, it is determined whether or not “OK” displayed on the upper right portion of the LCD 41 has been touched by the operator (S104). If it is determined that “OK” has not been touched (S104: No). Returning to the processing of S102, it is determined again whether or not the image is touched. Therefore, an arbitrary number of images can be selected and displayed on the right screen 41b until “OK” is touched by the operator.

  FIG. 8D shows a display mode in which three images A to C are selected and displayed on the right screen 41b. In the following description, a case where three images A to C are selected will be described.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S104 that “OK” has been touched by the operator (S104: Yes), the selection of images by the operator has been completed, and thus the number of images displayed on the right screen 41b. Is read from the template information storage area 22a, and a plurality of templates corresponding to the number of images are displayed on the left screen 41a of the LCD 41 (S105).

  FIG. 9A shows a display mode in which a template is displayed on the left screen 41a of the LCD 41 by the process of S105. As shown in the drawing, since three images A to C are selected by the operator, a template in which areas for displaying the three images are set in advance is displayed.

  Although not shown, when the process of S104 is Yes and the image selected by the operator is determined, an image information storage area 23b corresponding to each of the selected images is provided in the RAM 23. That is, in this embodiment, when the process of S104 is Yes, the RAM 23 is provided with three image information storage areas 23b. At this time, as described above, the drawing information corresponding to the selected image is read from the image file temporary storage area 23a and stored in the drawing information storage area 23b8.

  In the process of S106, it is determined whether any of the templates displayed on the left screen 41a of the LCD 41 has been touched (S106). If it is determined that the template has not been touched (S106: No) , S107 and S108 are not executed, and the process proceeds to S109.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S106 that the template has been touched by the operator (S106: Yes), the image is trimmed according to the position where the image is displayed and its shape in the touched template, and after trimming. The image information corresponding to the image is stored in the image information storage area 23b (S107). Then, an image is displayed based on all information stored in the image information storage area 23b (S108), and the process proceeds to S109.

  Note that the image trimming executed in the process of S107 is a process of processing an image into a shape preset by a template. Information indicating the position of the image set by the template (for example, coordinates on the right screen 41b) is stored in the position information storage area 23b1, and information indicating the shape set by the template is stored in the layout information storage area 23b2. The attributes assigned to or applied to the image are stored in the correction information storage area 23b3, the size information storage area 23b4, the color information storage area 23b5, the lightness information storage area 23b6, and the resolution information storage area 23b7, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, when a template is selected by the operator, an image is processed according to the template and displayed at a position corresponding to the template. In this embodiment, the image A is processed into a square at the upper left, the image B is processed into a circle at the upper right, and the image C is processed into a triangle at the lower left.

  When the template is selected by the operator, the right screen 41b of the LCD 41 is divided into a plurality of regions according to the template (according to the number of images and the position of the image). In FIG. 9B, a selection area 41b1 associated with the image A, a selection area 41b2 associated with the image B, a selection area 41b3 associated with the image C, and a selection in which no image is displayed It is divided into a region 41b4.

  Therefore, when the operator touches any of the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4, signals corresponding to the touched selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 are output, and the CPU 21 recognizes the touched selection areas 41b1 to 41b4. it can. Then, by recognizing the touched selection areas 41b1 to 41b4, it is possible to recognize the image associated with the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 and confirm that the image has been selected. Since no image is displayed in the selection area 41b4, the selection area 41b4 becomes an invalid area, and no image is selected even if touched.

  In the process of S109, it is determined whether or not “OK” displayed on the upper right part of the LCD 41 is touched (S109). If it is determined that “OK” is not touched (S109: No), the process of S106 is performed. Returning to step S5, it is determined again whether the template has been touched. Therefore, the operator can select a plurality of types of templates while confirming the right screen 41b of the LCD 41, so that a template having a desired arrangement position and shape can be determined.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S109 that “OK” has been touched by the operator (S109: Yes), an editing process for editing the image and template selected by the operator is executed (S110). This process ends.

  FIG. 9C illustrates a state in which “OK” displayed on the upper right of the right screen 41 b of the LCD 41 is touched after the template is selected by the operator. When the operation of FIG. 9C is performed, the process of S109 is Yes.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the editing process executed by the CPU 21 of the multifunction machine 1. The editing process is executed by the process of S110 of the album creation process.

  When the editing process is executed, the editing items are displayed on the left screen 41a of the LCD 41 (S201). In the present embodiment, as editable items, photo exchange for exchanging (replacement) positions of arranged images, layout exchange for exchanging template shapes, correction exchange for exchanging corrections applied to images, Exchanging the size of the image, exchanging the colors assigned to the image, exchanging the brightness of the image, exchanging the brightness of the image, exchanging the resolution of the image, exchanging all of the above There is a whole exchange.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, the left screen 41a of the LCD 41 includes “photo exchange” corresponding to photo exchange, “layout exchange” corresponding to layout exchange, and “entire exchange” corresponding to whole exchange. , “Correction exchange” corresponding to correction exchange, “Size exchange” corresponding to size exchange, “Color exchange” corresponding to color exchange, “Brightness exchange” corresponding to lightness exchange, and resolution effect Corresponding “Resolution exchange” and “Edit end” to end editing are displayed. When any of the editing items or “end editing” is touched, the editing item or the end of editing is selected.

  In the process of S202, it is determined whether an edit item (other than “end editing”) has been touched (S202). If it is determined that the edit item has not been touched (S202: No), “edit end” is displayed. It is determined whether or not it has been touched (S203).

  If it is determined in the process of S203 that “edit end” has not been touched (S203: No), the process returns to S202, and the process of S202 is continued until the operator touches the edit item or “edit end”. And the process of S203 are repeatedly executed.

  FIG. 10B illustrates a state where “Photo exchange” is touched by the operator as an editing item. As shown in the figure, the operator can select one editing item by pressing the area where the editing item is displayed with a finger or the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10C, when an edit item is touched by the operator, it is lit up to indicate that the touched edit item has been selected. In this embodiment, when one editing item is selected, the editing item is held until editing is completed. When the edit item is set, the message “Please select image 1” is displayed on the upper right of the LCD 41, and the following procedure is suggested to the operator (see FIG. 11A).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S203 that “edit end” has been touched (S203: Yes), “print” and “save” are displayed on the left screen 41a of the LCD 41 in order to end the edit. It is displayed (S204). Therefore, the operator can select whether to print or save the edited image.

  In the process of S205, it is determined whether or not “print” is touched by the operator (S205). If “print” is touched by the operator (S205: Yes), the print process is executed. If “save” is touched (S205: No), the saving process is executed (S207), and this process is terminated.

  The printing process in S206 is a process for instructing the printer 2 to perform printing in the display mode displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41. The saving process in S207 is stored in the image information storage area 23b. Is stored in another area of the RAM 23 and stored. Note that the storage process may be directly stored in the memory card. Further, both the printing process and the saving process may be selectable.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S202 that one of the editing items is touched (S202: Yes), whether the touched editing item is photo exchange (S211) or layout exchange ( S212), correction exchange (S213), size exchange (S214), color exchange (S215), lightness exchange (S216), resolution exchange (S217), whole It is discriminated whether it is exchange (S218).

  If the editing item touched by the operator is a photo exchange (S211: Yes), a photo exchange process is executed (S221), and if it is a layout exchange (S211: No, S212: Yes), a layout exchange process is executed. If it is a correction exchange (S211: No, S212: No, S213: Yes), a correction exchange process is executed (S223). If it is a size exchange (S211: No, S212: No, S213). : No, S214: Yes), the size exchange process is executed (S224), and if the color is exchanged (S211: No, S212: No, S213: No, S214: No, S215: Yes), the color exchange process is performed. (S211: No, S212: No, S213: No, S214: No, S215: No) (S216: Yes), the brightness exchange process is executed (S226), and if the resolution is exchanged (S211: No, S212: No, S213: No, S214: No, S215: No, S216: No, S217: Yes), The resolution exchange process is executed (S227), and if it is a whole exchange (S211: No, S212: No, S213: No, S214: No, S215: No, S216: No, S217: No, S218: Yes), the whole The exchange process is executed (S227), and the process returns to S202.

  When it is determined that the editing item has been touched by the operator (S202: Yes), the process returns to S202 also when the processing of S211 to S218 is determined to be No. In this case, since it is determined that the edit item is touched, the processes of S211 to S218 are repeatedly executed until the process corresponding to one of the edit items is executed.

  Here, each exchange process of S221-S228 is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an exchange process executed by the CPU 21 of the multifunction device 1, FIG. 5 (a) is a flowchart showing a photo exchange process, and FIG. 5 (b) shows a layout exchange process. FIG. 5C is a flowchart showing the correction exchange process, and FIG. 5D is a flowchart showing the size exchange process. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the exchange process executed by the CPU 21 of the multifunction device 1, FIG. 6 (a) is a flowchart showing the color exchange process, and FIG. 6 (b) shows the brightness exchange process. FIG. 6C is a flowchart showing the resolution exchange process, and FIG. 6D is a flowchart showing the whole exchange process. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a two-image selection process executed by the CPU 21 of the multifunction machine 1.

  First, the photo exchange process will be described with reference to FIG. When the photo exchange process is executed in the editing process S221, a two-image selection process is executed (S301). Here, the two-image selection process will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the two-image selection process is executed, it is determined whether or not the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41 are touched (S1101), and if the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 are not touched (S1101). : No), it waits until selection area 41b1-41b4 is touched.

On the other hand, if it is determined in the processing of S1101 that the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 are touched by the operator (S1101: Yes), it is determined whether or not the touched selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 are valid areas. (S1102). The selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 are displayed and associated with the selection areas 41b1 to 41b3.
b1 to 41b3 are effective areas, and the selection area 41b4 is an invalid area (not an effective area).

  If it is determined in the process of S1102 that the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 touched by the operator are not effective areas (S1102: No), the process returns to the process of S1101, and the selection areas 41b1 to 41b3 that are effective areas are touched. Until then, the processing of S1101 and the processing of S1102 are repeatedly executed.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, in the present embodiment, a case where the selection area 41b2 is touched by the operator will be described as the selection of the first image.

  When the selection area 41b2 that is an effective area is touched in the processing of S1102 (S1102: Yes), the image B displayed in the touched selection area 41b2 is set as the first image (S1103). The process proceeds to S1104. When the process of S1103 is executed and the first image is set, as shown in FIG. 11B, “Please select image 2” is displayed on the upper right of the LCD 41, and one image is displayed. The operator can recognize that the eye image has been selected normally.

  In the process of S1104, it is determined whether or not the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41 are touched again (S1104), and if it is determined that the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 are not touched ( S1101: No), and waits until the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 are touched.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S1104 that the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 are touched by the operator (S1104: Yes), it is determined whether or not the touched selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 are valid areas ( S1105).

  If it is determined in the process of S1105 that the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 touched by the operator are not effective areas (S1105: No), the process returns to S1104, and the selection areas 41b1 to 41b3 that become effective areas are touched. Until then, the process of S1104 and the process of S1105 are repeatedly executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the processing of S1105 that the selection areas 41b1 to 41b4 touched by the operator are the selection areas 41b1 to 41b3 that are effective areas (S1105: Yes), then the touched selection area It is determined whether 41b1 to 41b3 are the same as the first image (S1106). That is, in the process of S1106, it is determined whether or not the area touched by the operator is the selection area 41b2.

  If the selection areas 41b1 to 41b3 that are effective areas touched by the operator in the process of S1106 are the same as the first image, that is, if the selection area 41b2 is selected (S1106: Yes), the process returns to the process of S1104 and others Until the selection areas 41b1 and 41b3 associated with the first image are touched, the processes of S1104 to S1106 are repeatedly executed.

Therefore, when the operator accidentally touches the same selection areas 41b1 to 41b3 continuously in a short time, the second and subsequent touches are invalidated (invalidation means). For example, if the same image is selected continuously, the same information is exchanged in terms of processing, so that there is no change in appearance. In this case, although the photo exchange process has ended, the operator recognizes that the next image has not yet been selected, and touches the selection areas 41b1 to 41b3. However, since the photo exchange process has been completed, the image cannot be selected, and the operator must perform the operation again from the beginning, resulting in poor usability. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the same image as the first image is selected as the second image, the operation is prevented from being deteriorated by invalidating the operation. .

  If it is determined in the processing of S1106 that the selection areas 41b1 to 41b3 touched by the operator are different from the first image, that is, the selection area 41b1 or the selection area 41b3 is selected (S1106: No). The image associated with the touched selection areas 41b1 to 41b3 is set as the second image (S1107), and this process ends.

  As shown in FIG. 11B, in the present embodiment, a case where the selection area 41b3 is touched by the operator as the selection of the second image will be described.

  Returning to FIG. 5A, the processing after S302 will be described. When two images are selected by the two-image selection processing in S301, the position information and layout information corresponding to the first image and the position information and layout information corresponding to the second image are exchanged and stored. Then, based on the information stored in the image information storage area 23b corresponding to the first image and the second image (S302), an image is created and redisplayed on the LCD 41 (S303). The process ends.

  In the process of S303, first, the image is processed based on the information stored in the image information storage area 23b, and the processed image is displayed on the LCD 41. In other words, not only the position where the position information is changed and the position where the image is displayed is changed, but the layout information is changed and the shape of the template is changed, so the shape of the image is changed, and the image after the change is changed. This is a process of displaying at a position corresponding to the position information.

  FIG. 11C illustrates a state in which the process of S303 is executed and the positions of the image B and the image C are switched. As shown in the figure, the positions of the image B and the image C are switched. In addition, the layout (shape position) of the template itself is not changed, and the image C is processed into a circle and the image B is processed into a triangle. As described above, the position of the image can be switched by only two operations, that is, an operation of selecting the image B by touching and an operation of selecting the image C by touching.

  Hereinafter, the layout exchange process and the correction exchange process, the size exchange process, the color exchange process, the brightness exchange process, the resolution exchange process, and the whole exchange process will be briefly described. Only the layout exchange process will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the layout exchange process shown in FIG. 5B is executed, the two-image selection process shown in FIG. 7 is executed (S401), corresponding to the layout information corresponding to the first image and the second image. The exchanged layout information is exchanged and stored (S402), and an image is created on the LCD 41 based on the information stored in the image information storage area 23b corresponding to the first image and the second image. The image is displayed again (S403), and this process is terminated.

  That is, the layout exchange process is a process for changing only the shape of the template without exchanging the position where the image is displayed. Therefore, only layout information corresponding to the first and second images is exchanged and stored. FIG. 11D shows a state in which this layout exchange has been executed, and it can be seen that only the template layout has been changed without replacing the positions of the images B and C with respect to FIG. 11B.

  When the correction exchange process shown in FIG. 5C is executed, the two-image selection process shown in FIG. 7 is executed (S501), corresponding to the correction information corresponding to the first image and the second image. The correction information is exchanged and stored (S502), and an image is created based on the information stored in the image information storage area 23b corresponding to the first image and the second image. The image is displayed again (S503), and this process is terminated.

  In other words, the correction exchange process is a process for changing only the corrected content (such as contour correction and blur correction) without exchanging the position and shape of the displayed image. Therefore, only the correction information corresponding to the first and second images is exchanged and stored.

  When the size exchange process shown in FIG. 5D is executed, the two-image selection process shown in FIG. 7 is executed (S601), the size information corresponding to the first image, and the second image Is exchanged and stored (S602), and an image is created based on the information stored in the image information storage area 23b corresponding to the first image and the second image. Then, it is displayed again on the LCD 41 (S603), and this process is terminated.

  That is, the size exchange process is a process of changing only the size of the image without exchanging the position where the image is displayed. Therefore, only the size information corresponding to the first and second images is exchanged and stored.

  When the color exchange process shown in FIG. 6A is executed, the two-image selection process shown in FIG. 7 is executed (S701), corresponding to the color information corresponding to the first image and the second image. The color information is exchanged and stored (S702), and an image is created on the LCD 41 based on the information stored in the image information storage area 23b corresponding to the first image and the second image. The image is displayed again (S503), and this process is terminated.

  In other words, the color exchange process is a process of changing only the set color (color composition, etc.) without changing the position and shape of the image displayed. Therefore, only the color information corresponding to the first and second images is exchanged and stored.

  When the brightness exchange process shown in FIG. 6B is executed, the two-image selection process shown in FIG. 7 is executed (S801), corresponding to the brightness information corresponding to the first image and the second image. The brightness information is exchanged and stored (S802), an image is created based on the information stored in the image information storage area 23b corresponding to the first image and the second image, and is stored in the LCD 41. The image is displayed again (S803), and this process is terminated.

  In other words, the brightness exchange process is a process of changing only the set brightness (brightness) without exchanging the displayed position and shape of the image. Therefore, only the brightness information corresponding to the first and second images is exchanged and stored.

  When the resolution exchange process shown in FIG. 6C is executed, the two-image selection process shown in FIG. 7 is executed (S901), corresponding to the resolution information corresponding to the first image and the second image. The resolution information is exchanged and stored (S902), and an image is created on the LCD 41 based on the information stored in the image information storage area 23b corresponding to the first image and the second image. The image is displayed again (S903), and this process is terminated.

  In other words, the resolution exchange process is a process for changing only the set resolution (the fineness of the image) without exchanging the position and shape of the displayed image. Therefore, only the resolution information corresponding to the first and second images is exchanged and stored.

  When the whole exchange process shown in FIG. 6D is executed, the two-image selection process shown in FIG. 7 is executed (S1001), all information other than the drawing information corresponding to the first image, two All the information other than the drawing information corresponding to the eye image is exchanged and stored (S1002), and the information stored in the image information storage area 23b corresponding to the first image and the second image is stored. Based on this, an image is created and redisplayed on the LCD 41 (S1003), and this process is terminated.

  The drawing information is not exchanged because the drawing information is image data to be displayed on the LCD 41, and is original data processed based on information stored in the other storage areas 23b2 to 23b7. .

  In addition, as described above, the processing in S202 and the processing in S203 are repeatedly executed until an editing item or “end editing” is touched, so that editing of images can be performed on a plurality of items on the same image. it can.

  As described above, in the photo exchange process, when two images are selected from the images displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41, the position information indicating the position where the image is displayed is replaced, and the position information storage area The image displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41 is replaced and re-displayed based on the combination of the replaced position information stored in 23b1 and the drawing information stored in the drawing information storage area 23b8. Therefore, since the operator can change the position of the image only by touching two images displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41, the image can be changed by a simple operation.

  In the layout exchange process, the correction exchange process, the size exchange process, the color exchange process, the brightness exchange process, and the resolution exchange process, when two images are selected from the images displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41, Each information (attribute) corresponding to the process is replaced and stored in each of the storage areas 23b2 to 23b7, and the image displayed on the right screen 41 of the LCD 41 is based on the combination of the replaced information and the drawing information. The display mode (attribute) is changed and displayed again. Therefore, since the operator can replace the attributes of the image only by touching two images displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41, the attributes can be replaced with a simple operation.

  Further, in the whole replacement process, when two images are selected from the images displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41, the information stored in the storage areas 23b1 to 23b7 corresponding to the selected images is replaced. The image is redisplayed based on the combination of the replaced information and the drawing information. Therefore, the operator can not only replace the position of the image but also redisplay all the attributes by simply touching two images displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41.

  In addition, since the LCD 41 of the multifunction device 1 is configured with a touch panel, the operation of replacing the images displayed on the right screen 41b of the LCD 41 and the replacement of the attributes become easier. Therefore, the operability can be further improved by adopting the touch panel.

  The multifunction device 1 is formed of a multifunction device capable of performing a copy operation, a printer operation, and a facsimile operation. For this reason, such operations are often executed in parallel with image processing. In the copying operation, the scanner 3 is controlled according to the control program 22a. In the printer operation, the recording head 201 provided in the printer 2 is controlled according to the control program 22a. In the facsimile operation, the received data is stored sequentially. A general multifunction machine is designed to perform a copy operation, a printer operation, and a facsimile operation in preference to image processing. For this reason, when such copy operation, printer operation, and facsimile operation control (control of machine parts) is performed, the RAM 23 preferentially secures an amount of memory necessary for the control, and other processing. The amount of memory that can be allocated to is reduced (compressed). As a result, it is often impossible to secure the memory required for normal album creation processing in the RAM 23.

  For this reason, if the image is moved by dragging and dropping the image and the images accompanying the movement are sequentially created and displayed, the memory of the RAM 23 cannot be secured, so that the smooth movement cannot be displayed on the display screen. There is.

  However, the replacement of the position of the image and the replacement of the attribute of the image can be executed only by an operation of touching one image and touching another image, so that smooth control can be performed even when the memory area that can be secured in the RAM 23 is small. Can be executed. Therefore, it is a technique suitable for the multifunction device 1 to execute the replacement of the position and attribute of the image only by an operation of touching the two images.

  As described above, the present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be easily guessed.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the information stored in the other storage areas 23b1 to 23b7 is exchanged and stored without exchanging the drawing information stored in the drawing information storage area 23b8. The drawing information stored in the drawing information storage area 23b8 may be exchanged and stored without exchanging the information stored in the other storage areas 23b1 to 23b7. That is, it is only necessary that the position and display mode (attribute) of the image touched by the operator are switched and displayed, so that either the drawing information or the other information may be exchanged and stored.

  In the above embodiment, the LCD 41 is configured by a touch panel. However, for example, a cursor may be displayed on the LCD 41, and the cursor may be moved and determined by the operation key 40. Note that the type of the touch panel is not particularly limited, and may be a type that detects a press on the touch panel, a type that detects contact, or a type that detects the approach of a finger or a stick.

  In the above embodiment, the replacement of images and the replacement of attributes are performed between two images. However, the image may be configured to be performed between three or more images. In this configuration, for example, it is preferable to predetermine a rule that, for example, the selected images are ordered, and each information is shifted by one to replace the information.

  In the above embodiment, the album creating process for exchanging the position and attribute of the image is executed in the multi-function device 1. However, the album creating process may be executed in a personal computer, and an arithmetic device capable of executing the program; The present invention may be applied to any device as long as the configuration includes a display device capable of displaying an image.

  In the above embodiment, one edit item of photo exchange, layout exchange, correction exchange, size exchange, color exchange, lightness exchange, and resolution exchange is executed, or the whole exchange is executed. However, any combination is possible.

The image selection unit of the image processing apparatus according to claim 1, the image selection step of the image processing program according to claim 6 , and the image selection step of the image processing method according to claim 11 include the process of S102 in FIG. Is applicable. The first template selection means of the image processing apparatus according to claim 1, the first template selection step of the image processing program according to claim 6 , and the first template selection step of the image processing method according to claim 11 are shown in FIG. This processing corresponds to S106. The display control means of the image processing apparatus according to claim 1, the display control step of the image processing program according to claim 6 , and the display control step of the image processing method according to claim 11 include the processes of S107 and S108 in FIG. Is applicable.

The template display control means of the image processing apparatus according to claim 3 and the template display control step of the image processing program according to claim 8 correspond to the process of S105 in FIG. The printing unit of the image processing apparatus according to claim 4 and the printing step of the image processing program according to claim 9 correspond to the process of S206 in FIG.

The second second image selecting step of image selection means and image image processing program images processing device processes S1103 and S1107 in FIG. 7 corresponds. The replacement storage step of storing means and image image processing program replacement of images processing device corresponding processing in S302 of FIG. 5 (a). The replacement display means and input replacement display means images processing device processing S303 shown in FIG. 5 (a) corresponds.
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The image processing apparatus of the technical idea 1 includes a display device having a display screen on which a plurality of images are displayed, an image selection unit that accepts selection of a plurality of images among images displayed on the display screen of the display device, One template among a plurality of templates indicating a display position or a display shape of the plurality of images when a plurality of images are displayed on the display screen in response to selection of a plurality of images by the image selection unit A first template selection unit that accepts a selection of a plurality of images, and a plurality of selections received by the image selection unit based on display positions or display shapes of a plurality of images indicated by the one template that has been selected by the first template selection unit Display control means for displaying on the display screen a first synthesized image obtained by synthesizing the image with the template; In a state where the first composite image is displayed on the display screen by the display control means, one of the plurality of templates that is different from the one that has been selected by the first template selection means is selected. A second template selection unit that receives the first template, and the display control unit receives the first template selected by the second template selection unit when the second template selection unit receives the selection of the first template. Based on the display positions or the display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by, the second combined image obtained by combining the plurality of images received by the image selection unit with the template is replaced with the first combined image. And displaying on the display screen.
The image processing program of the technical idea 2 is an image for accepting selection of a plurality of images among images displayed on the display screen of the display device in a computer included in the image processing device including the display device having a display screen. In response to accepting selection of a plurality of images in the selection step and the image selection step, a plurality of templates indicating display positions or display shapes of the plurality of images when the plurality of images are displayed on the display screen are displayed. A first template selection step that accepts selection of one of the templates, and a selection by the image selection step based on display positions or display shapes of a plurality of images indicated by the one template that has received selections by the first template selection step A first combination of a plurality of images that have received In a display control step of displaying an image on the display screen, and in a state where the first composite image is displayed on the display screen by the display control step, among the plurality of templates, by the first template selection step A second template selection step for receiving a selection of one template different from the one template for which the selection has been received, wherein the display control step receives the selection of the first template in the second template selection step Based on the display positions or display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the one template that has been selected by the second template selection step, the plurality of images that have been selected by the image selection step are combined with the template. The second synthesized image obtained by Instead of the composite image, characterized in that to be displayed on the display screen.
The image processing method of the technical idea 3 is an image processing method executed by an image processing apparatus including a display device having a display screen on which a plurality of images are displayed, and an image displayed on the display screen of the display device. An image selection step for receiving selection of a plurality of images, and a display position of the plurality of images when a plurality of images are displayed on the display screen in response to reception of selection of the plurality of images by the image selection step Or the 1st template selection process which receives selection of one template among a plurality of templates which show a display shape, and the display position or display shape of a plurality of images which one template which received selection by the 1st template selection process shows Based on the first combination, a plurality of images that have been selected in the image selection step are combined with the template. In a state in which an image is displayed on the display screen, and in a state where the first composite image is displayed on the display screen by the display control step, among the plurality of templates, by the first template selection step A second template selection step for receiving a selection of one template different from the one template for which the selection has been received, and the display control step receives the selection of the first template by the second template selection step, Based on the display positions or display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the one template that has been selected by the second template selection step, the plurality of images that have been selected by the image selection step are combined with the template. The second composite image is displayed on the display screen instead of the first composite image. Characterized in that to.
The image processing apparatus of the technical idea 3 includes storage means for storing image information for displaying an image on a display screen of the display device and position information indicating a position where the image is displayed on the display screen in association with each other. In the state in which a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of images with the template is displayed on the display screen based on display positions or display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the one template. A second image selection unit that accepts selection of two images among the plurality of images included in the image, and when the selection of the second image is accepted by the second image selection unit, the two images that have received the selection are displayed. First image information to be displayed and second image information to display another one image, or first position information associated with the first image information and associated with the second image information 2 The selection by the second image selection means based on the combination of the replacement storage means for exchanging the position information and storing it in the storage means, and the image information and the position information replaced and stored by the replacement storage means. Replacement display means for switching the position of the received image on the display screen and redisplaying the received image.
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According to the technical ideas 1 to 3, the operator can easily select a template again while confirming the first composite image, so that a template that has a desired arrangement position or shape can be determined with a simple operation. There is an effect that can be done.
According to the image processing apparatus of the technical idea 4, the operator can change the position of the image only by an operation of selecting two images from a plurality of images included in the composite image displayed on the display screen. Therefore, there is an effect that images can be exchanged with a simple operation.

1 MFP (image processing device)
21 CPU
22 ROM
23 RAM (storage means)
23b Image information storage area (storage means)
41 Liquid crystal display (LCD, display device)
41a Left screen (part of display screen)
41b Right screen (part of the display screen)
41b1-41b4 selection area

Claims (11)

A display device having a display screen on which a plurality of images are displayed;
Image selection means for receiving selection of a plurality of images among images displayed on the display screen of the display device;
One template among a plurality of templates indicating a display position or a display shape of the plurality of images when a plurality of images are displayed on the display screen in response to selection of a plurality of images by the image selection unit First template selection means for accepting selection of
Based on the display positions or display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the one template received by the first template selection unit, the plurality of images received by the image selection unit are combined with the template. Display control means for displaying the first composite image on the display screen;
In a state where the first composite image is displayed on the display screen by the display control means, one of the plurality of templates that is different from the one that has been selected by the first template selection means is selected. Second template selection means for receiving
In a state where a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of images with the one template is displayed on the display screen, a plurality of regions are displayed in accordance with the template, and each one image can be displayed. Receiving means for accepting selection of one of the plurality of areas;
Determining means for determining whether one of the plurality of images is displayed in a first area that is one area for which selection has been received by the receiving means;
When it is determined by the determination means that any one of the plurality of images is displayed in the first area, after the selection of the first area, the other area that has received the selection by the reception means On the condition that any one of the plurality of images is also displayed in a second region, the image displayed in the first region is replaced with the image displayed in the second region, and the composition is performed. While the image is displayed again on the display screen, when the determination unit determines that any of the plurality of images is not displayed in the first region, the reception unit selects the second region. Image replacement control means not accepted;
With
When the second template selection unit receives the selection of the first template, the display control unit sets the display positions or display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the one template received by the second template selection unit. A plurality of images received by the image selection unit based on the template are displayed on the display screen instead of the first composite image. An image processing apparatus. The first template selection means receives selection of one template among a plurality of templates in which display positions and display shapes of the plurality of images are displayed in a case where a plurality of images are displayed on the display screen,
The display control means includes
Based on the display shape of a plurality of images predetermined by one template that has been selected by the first template selection means, the plurality of images that have been selected by the image selection means are processed, and the processed plurality of images Each of the images is displayed on the display screen, the first composite image arranged at the display position of the plurality of images predetermined by the template,
When the selection of the one template is received by the second template selection unit, the image selection is performed based on the display shapes of a plurality of images predetermined by the one template received by the second template selection unit. The plurality of images that have been selected by the means are processed, and the second combined image in which each of the processed images is arranged at the display position of the plurality of images determined in advance by the template The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is displayed on the display screen instead of one composite image. A template display control means for selectively displaying a plurality of the templates in the first area of the display screen;
3. The display control unit according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the first composite image or the second composite image in a second region adjacent to the first region in the display screen. Image processing device.   Based on display positions or display shapes of a plurality of images indicated by the one template displayed on the display screen, a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of images with the template is printed on a recording medium. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit configured to perform printing. A touch panel for detecting an input corresponding to a contact position or an approach position of the indicator with respect to the display screen;
The first template selection means or the second template selection means accepts selection of the template when the touch panel detects an input corresponding to contact or approach of an indicator to the template displayed on the display screen. the image processing apparatus according to any one of the four claims 1 to, characterized in that. In a computer provided in an image processing apparatus provided with a display device having a display screen,
An image selection step of accepting selection of a plurality of images among images displayed on the display screen of the display device;
One template among a plurality of templates indicating a display position or a display shape of the plurality of images when the plurality of images are displayed on the display screen in response to selection of a plurality of images received in the image selection step. A first template selection step for accepting selection of
Based on the display positions or display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the one template that has been selected by the first template selection step, the plurality of images that have been selected by the image selection step are combined with the template. A display control step of displaying the first composite image on the display screen;
In a state where the first composite image is displayed on the display screen by the display control step, one of the plurality of templates that is different from the one that has been selected by the first template selection step is selected. A second template selection step for receiving
In a state where a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of images with the one template is displayed on the display screen, a plurality of regions are displayed in accordance with the template, and each one image can be displayed. An accepting step of accepting selection of one of the plurality of regions;
A determination step of determining whether one of the plurality of images is displayed in a first region that is one region for which selection has been received in the reception step;
When it is determined by the determination step that any one of the plurality of images is displayed in the first area, after the selection of the first area, the other area that has received the selection by the reception step On the condition that any one of the plurality of images is also displayed in a second region, the image displayed in the first region is replaced with the image displayed in the second region, and the composition is performed. While redisplaying the image on the display screen, when the determination step determines that any of the plurality of images is not displayed in the first region, the second region is selected by the reception step. Image replacement control steps not accepted;
And execute
In the display control step, when the selection of the one template is accepted in the second template selection step, the display positions or the display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the one template accepted in the second template selection step are set. A plurality of images that have been selected in the image selection step are displayed on the display screen in place of the first synthesized image, instead of the second synthesized image synthesized with the template. Image processing program. The first template selection step accepts selection of one template among a plurality of templates in which display positions and display shapes of the plurality of images are displayed in a case where a plurality of images are displayed on the display screen;
The display control step includes:
Based on the display shapes of a plurality of images predetermined by one template that has been selected by the first template selection step, the plurality of images that have been selected by the image selection step are processed, and the processed plurality of images Each of the images is displayed on the display screen, the first composite image arranged at the display position of the plurality of images predetermined by the template,
When the selection of the first template is received in the second template selection step, the image selection is performed based on the display shapes of a plurality of images predetermined by the one template received in the second template selection step. The plurality of images that have been selected by the means are processed, and the second combined image in which each of the processed images is arranged at the display position of the plurality of images determined in advance by the template The image processing program according to claim 6, wherein the image processing program is displayed on the display screen instead of one composite image. Causing the computer to execute a template display control step for selectively displaying a plurality of the templates in the first area of the display screen;
The said display control step displays the said 1st synthesized image or the said 2nd synthesized image in the 2nd area | region adjacent to the said 1st area | region among the said display screens, The Claim 6 or 7 characterized by the above-mentioned. Image processing program. Based on display positions or display shapes of a plurality of images indicated by the one template displayed on the display screen, a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of images with the template is printed on a recording medium. the image processing program according to any of claims 6 8, characterized in that to execute printing step of the computer. The first template selection step or the second template selection step accepts selection of the template when the touch panel detects an input corresponding to the contact or approach of the indicator displayed on the display screen. the image processing program according to any of claims 6 9, characterized in that. In an image processing method executed by an image processing apparatus including a display device having a display screen on which a plurality of images are displayed,
An image selection step for accepting selection of a plurality of images among images displayed on the display screen of the display device;
One template among a plurality of templates indicating display positions or display shapes of the plurality of images when the plurality of images are displayed on the display screen in response to selection of a plurality of images in the image selection step. A first template selection step for accepting selection of
Based on the display position or display shape of the plurality of images indicated by the one template that has been selected by the first template selection step, the plurality of images that have been selected by the image selection step are combined with the template. A display control step of displaying the first composite image on the display screen;
In a state where the first composite image is displayed on the display screen by the display control step, one of the plurality of templates that is different from the one that has been selected by the first template selection step is selected. A second template selection step for receiving
In a state where a composite image obtained by combining the plurality of images with the one template is displayed on the display screen, a plurality of regions are displayed in accordance with the template, and each one image can be displayed. Receiving a selection of one of the plurality of regions; and
A determination step of determining whether one of the plurality of images is displayed in a first region that is one region for which selection has been received in the reception step;
When it is determined by the determination step that any one of the plurality of images is displayed in the first region, the selection is performed in another region that has received the selection by the reception step after the selection of the first region. On the condition that any one of the plurality of images is also displayed in a second region, the image displayed in the first region is replaced with the image displayed in the second region, and the composition is performed. While redisplaying the image on the display screen, if the determination step determines that any of the plurality of images is not displayed in the first region, the second region is selected by the reception step. Image replacement control process not accepted,
With
In the display control step, when the selection of the one template is received in the second template selection step, the display positions or the display shapes of the plurality of images indicated by the one template received in the second template selection step A plurality of images that have been selected in the image selection step are displayed on the display screen in place of the first synthesized image, instead of the second synthesized image synthesized with the template. Image processing method.

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