JPH047676A - image processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Industrial Field of Application 1] The present invention relates to an image processing device that captures still image data from a microscope, edits and processes the data, displays the data on a display monitor, and files the data in a filing section. [Prior Art] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional image processing device. In the figure, 1 is a microscope, and 2 is an image scanner that is attached to the eyepiece of the microscope 1 and captures still image data observed with the microscope 1. 3 is a host controller such as a personal computer to which the image scanner 2 is connected and which edits and processes the still image data captured by the image scanner 2; It is a keyboard for man-machine interface that gives instructions for machining. A filing device 5 is connected to the host controller 3 and stores still image data captured by the image scanner 2 and still image data edited and processed by the host controller 3. A display monitor 6 is connected to the host controller 3 and displays still image data captured by the image scanner 2 and still image data edited and processed by the host controller 3. A mouse 7 is connected to the keyboard 4 and is used together with the keyboard 4 for a man-machine interface. Next, the operation will be explained. Still image data observed with the microscope 1 is captured by an image scanner 2 attached to the eyepiece of the microscope 1 and sent to the host controller 3. The host controller 3 sends still image data from the image scanner 2 to the display monitor 6 and displays it on the screen. The operator operates the keyboard 4 and mouse 7 while observing the still image data displayed on the screen of the display monitor 6, extracts a predetermined area from the still image data displayed on the screen of the display monitor 6, and adds graphics to the still image data displayed on the screen of the display monitor 6. Perform necessary editing and processing such as adding text and text. In addition, when it becomes necessary to store still image data, the operator operates the keyboard 4 to store data on the host controller 3.
instructs to store still image data. Upon receiving an instruction from the keyboard 4, the host controller 3 transfers the still image data displayed on the screen of the display monitor 6 to the filing device 5 and stores it in a predetermined area thereof. Here, the accumulation of this still image data is not limited to only those that have been edited and processed, but also unprocessed still image data that has been captured by the image scanner 2. It may be image data. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional image processing device is configured as described above, the number of components of the entire device is large, and the editing and processing of captured still image data is also difficult to perform on the display. The keyboard 4 and mouse 7 must be operated while looking at the monitor 6, and all operations are complicated and the processing speed is slow. This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.It reduces the number of components of the device, makes all operations including editing and processing of still image data easy, and provides images with fast processing speed. The purpose is to obtain a processing device.

[Means to solve the problem]

The image processing device according to the present invention includes a host controller that edits and processes still image data captured by an image scanner, and a filing unit that stores captured still image data and edited and processed still image data. The host controller is equipped with a display with a touch panel that gives instructions for editing and processing still image data. [Operation] The host controller in this invention device handles the still image data captured by the image scanner, as well as the editing and
By incorporating a filing section that stores processed still image data, and receiving operations such as editing and processing instructions for still image data from a touch panel display, the number of components of the entire device can be reduced. To realize an image processing device that allows easy operations such as editing and processing of still image data and has high processing speed. [Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1st
In the figure, 1 is a microscope, 2 is an image scanner, and 6 is a display monitor, which are the same or equivalent parts to those in the conventional system denoted by the same reference numerals in FIG. 2, and detailed explanations thereof will be omitted. Further, reference numeral 8 denotes a host controller 3 shown in FIG. 2 to which the image scanner 2 is connected and which edits and processes still image data captured by the image scanner 2.
This is a host controller similar to the above, and 9 is its front operation panel. Reference numeral 10 denotes an optical disk device built into the host controller 8 and serving as a filing section for storing still image data captured by the image scanner 2 and edited/processed still image data. This host controller 8 is connected to this optical disk device 1.
The host controller 3 is different from the conventional host controller 3 in that it has a built-in controller 0. Reference numeral 11 denotes a display with a touch panel that is connected to the host controller 8 and gives instructions for editing and processing the still image data to the host controller 8. For example, a liquid crystal display with a touch panel is used. Next, the operation will be explained. The host controller 8 connects the image scanner 2 according to the operator's operation on the front panel 9 or the display 11 with a touch panel.
, and captures still image data observed with the microscope 1. The host controller 8 sends this still image data taken in from the image scanner 2 to the display monitor 6 and displays it on the screen. When the operator edits and processes the captured still image data, the operator operates the touch panel display 11 and sends instructions for editing and processing to the host controller 8.
give to Based on the instructions, the host controller 8 executes editing and processing such as cutting out a predetermined area of the still image data displayed on the screen of the display monitor 6 and adding graphics and characters. Further, when it is necessary to store still image data displayed on the display monitor 6, the operator operates the front panel 9 or the touch panel display 11 to instruct the host controller 8 to store the still image data. Upon receiving the instruction, the host controller 8 stores the still image data displayed on the screen of the display monitor 6 in a predetermined area of the built-in optical disk device 10. Here, as in the conventional case, the accumulation of still image data is not limited to only those that have been edited and processed, but is also unprocessed still image data that has been captured by the image scanner 2. It may also be still image data that is currently being edited or processed. The still image data stored in this optical disk device 10 can be searched at any time by operating the front panel 9 or the touch panel display 11.
The retrieved still image data can be displayed on the display monitor 6 at any time. In addition, although the above embodiment uses an optical disk device as the filing section, it is also possible to use other storage media, and the display with a touch panel may be other than a liquid crystal display with a touch panel. In either case, the same effects as in the above embodiment can be achieved. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a filing section for storing still image data captured by an image scanner and edited/processed still image data is built into the host controller, and still image data is stored in the host controller. Since instructions for editing and processing image data are given to the host controller from a display with a touch panel, the number of components of the entire device can be reduced, making it easier to edit and process still image data.
This has the effect of providing an image processing device in which all operations including processing are easy and the processing speed is high.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional image processing apparatus. 1 is a microscope, 2 is an image scanner, 6 is a display monitor, 8 is a host controller, IO is a filing section (optical disk device), and 11 is a display with a touch panel. In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The image scanner is connected to an image scanner that is attached to the eyepiece of the microscope and captures still image data by the microscope, and the image scanner edits and processes the still image data captured by the image scanner. The still image data, edited and
a host controller that includes a filing unit that stores the processed still image data; and a display monitor that is connected to the host controller and displays the captured still image data and the edited and processed still image data. and a display with a touch panel that is connected to the host controller and provides instructions for editing and processing the still image data to the host controller.