JPH0480865A - Build-in method for image into document - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the build-in operations of images by storing a document including an identifier and an image insertion mark into a document contents file and providing a file to store the document build-in information on the frame size, etc., of the image data. CONSTITUTION:A document contents file 1 stores a document including an identifier and an image insertion mark, and a document build-in information file 2 stores the frame size, etc., of the image data. The document taken out of the file 1 is retrieved and the build-in starting position of the image data is decided based on the position where the identifier or the image insertion mark is detected. Then the build-in starting position and a frame size are set to the file 2 in relation to the read image data so that this image data is built in by an amount equal to the frame size from the build-in starting position. Then the image data is stored in an image file 3 and the images are built into the document.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Summary] Regarding the image embedding method of incorporating image data into a document, the purpose is to simplify the operation of incorporating image data into a document. A document embedding information file that stores frame size, etc., and an image file that stores image data are provided, and the document retrieved from the document content file is searched and an identifier or image insertion mark is detected based on the position. From the determined image data embedding start position, set the embedding start position and frame size in the document embedding information file, and set the image data in association with the image data so that the frame size of the read image data is incorporated. The image data is stored in the image file and incorporated into the document. [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an image embedding method for embedding image data into a document. When creating a multimedia document that includes images created using a word processor or the like, it is desired to read the image data and easily incorporate it into the document. [Prior Art] Conventionally, when incorporating image data read from a scanner or the like into a document created using a word processor or the like,
After creating a frame for incorporating image data into a document, the image data was stored within this frame. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] For this reason, there may be a mismatch between the size of the frame in which image data is embedded in a document and the read size of the image data, or it may be necessary to specify each location for the image data to be embedded.
There is a problem that the operations are extremely complicated, such as when there are multiple figures on one sheet of paper, and it requires a great deal of effort to divide these into multiple image data and incorporate them into the document. The present invention aims to simplify the operation of incorporating image data into a document. [Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 shows a diagram of the principle configuration of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a document content file 1 is a file that stores a document including an identifier and an image insertion mark. The document embedding information file 2 is a file that stores document embedding information such as the frame size of image data. Image file 3 is a file that stores image data. The embedding control unit 6 controls embedding image data into a document. The display input control section 9 displays images, frame sizes, scales, documents, etc. on the screen. [Operation] As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention searches the document extracted from the document content file 1 and uses the image determined by the built-in control unit 6 based on the position where the identifier or image insertion mark is detected. The embedding start position and frame size are set in the document embedding information file 2 so that the frame size of the read image data is incorporated from the data embedding starting position, and the image data is stored in the image file 3. In addition, the document embedding information file 2 is configured to include only the specified frame size when the cropping range is specified, or the maximum frame size that can be included in the document when the cutting range is not specified. The input start position and frame size are set, and the cut out image data is stored in the image file 3. In addition to displaying all the scanned image data, the maximum frame size that can be included in the document or the frame size specified for the cropping range is also displayed, or the image data within the maximum frame size or the frame size specified for the cropping range is displayed. Show only
The image data displayed within the maximum frame size or the frame size specified by the cropping range is scroll-controlled. In addition, when displaying the read image data, a scale is displayed according to the size of the read image data, and the content of the document before, after, or before and after the starting position of embedding in the document is also displayed. In addition, when incorporating scanned image data into a document, an identifier with an ascending number is automatically inserted into the document in the line preceding the image data, and a page break mark is added when it is detected that image data spans a page. Automatically inserts the image data into the document in the line immediately before it is incorporated. When updating image data in a document that has been read and incorporated, a list of document data such as the previous line of the document in which the image data has been incorporated is displayed, and the selected image data is displayed and updated. Therefore, when incorporating image data into a document, the frame size is automatically set according to the size of the image data, the image data is cropped at the specified cropping range size/maximum frame size and the frame size is automatically set, and the cropped image data is scrolled. to select an arbitrary location, display document data such as the previous line in the document where the image data is to be incorporated, display a scale according to the image dimensions, automatically add an identifier to the image data, automatically span the pages of image data It becomes possible to eliminate the problem. Further, when updating an image, it is possible to display a list of document data such as the previous line of the image-embedded part and easily select and update the image button. [Embodiment] Next, the configuration and operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail using FIGS. 1 to 9. In FIG. 1, a document content file 1 contains an identifier (for example,

[n] + new line mark, [
Table n] Dozen row marks,

[Number nl + new line mark, [N]
10-odd line mark, etc.), image insertion mark (e.g. @
This is a file that stores a document (document code) containing 10-odd line marks (see Figure 2). The document embedding information file 2 is a file that stores the image file name, frame size, page position, line position, etc. in association with the frame ID of the image data (see FIG. 2). Image file 3 is a file that stores image data. The document file control unit 4-1 accesses the document content file 1, searches for image data embedding instructions (identifier, image data insertion mark), and so on. The document embedding information control unit 4-2 controls the document embedding information file 2.
It is used to access, etc. The image file control unit 5 is for accessing the image file 3, etc. The embedding control unit 6 embeds image data into a document. The image editing control section 7 edits image data read from a scanner or the like. The scanner 8 reads the image written on the paper and generates image data. The display input control section 9 displays documents, images, etc. on the screen 10 and receives input from the mouse/keyboard 1), and includes a document display control section 9-1 that displays documents on the screen 10; Image display control unit 9-2 that displays images on the screen 10, mouse/keyboard 1)
It is composed of an input control section 9-3 that takes in input from the input control section 9-3, and the like. The screen 10 is a screen on which documents, images, etc. are displayed. The mouse/keyboard 1) is used to input various instructions and data. First, the structure of a document including image data will be explained using FIG. In the second cabinet, the document data stored in the document content file 1 has an identifier (

(FIG. 1)) It consists of a document including a dozen or more line mark, an image insertion mark (for example, @), and a ten or more line mark. When this document data is displayed on the screen 10, it is displayed as shown in the lower right corner. Here, within the dotted line frame of frame I, an image having the image file name of frame 1 of the embedded information section in the document embedded information file 2 is extracted from the image file 3 and displayed. Therefore, only image embedding information such as [frame 1] and [frame 2] for displaying (inserting) image data is incorporated into the document data. Then, the actual image data is based on the image file name (actually, a unique management number numbered in ascending order) obtained from these [frame 1], [frame 2], etc. in the document embedding information file 2. It will be taken out from image file 3 and displayed (inserted). This allows you to insert the image data into the document at the position ([frame 1],
This makes it possible to easily move and edit the position in the document where [frame 2] etc. are inserted, and even when editing the image data, the attribute information in the document embedding information file 2 ( It is only necessary to change the frame size, etc.), making it possible to edit image data easily and quickly. Then, when sending, the image data is transferred to [
All you have to do is create a transmission file by actually incorporating it into a position such as [Frame 1] or [Frame 2], and then send it. The following will be explained in order. FIG. 3 shows the image incorporation configuration port. In FIG. 3, the built-in control unit 6 includes a size conversion processing unit 6-1 that calculates the frame size by dividing the image size (for example, mm) of image data read by the scanner 8 by the size per character; Correspondence table 6-2 for setting information such as frame size, etc., and a page for automatically inserting a page break mark in the previous line of the image data and moving the image data to the next page when the image data straddles a page boundary. It is comprised of an adjustment processing section 6-3, a figure number generation section 6-4 that assigns figure numbers to image data, a counter 6-5 that counts figure numbers in ascending order, and the like. Here,■
, 2.4-1.4-2, and ma to 9 are the same as those in FIG. 1, so their explanation will be omitted. The correspondence table 6-2 displays the image pig size, number of lines, number of digits, and image data in order from the beginning of the document data based on the embedding instructions (identifier, image insertion mark) embedded in the document. This is a table for setting the starting page, line, column, document data in the previous line of image data, document data in the subsequent line, image file name, etc. Next, the operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 3 will be described in detail in accordance with the flowchart shown in FIG. 4. In FIG. 4, ■ inspects the target document. Here, drawings, specifications, and amendments are inspected and found as documents to which image data is to be incorporated. @ reads the contents of the target document. This is done by the document file control unit 4-1 from the document content file l to the target document (
Read the document contents (document data) of specifications, amendments, etc. (2) determines whether or not the process is finished. Determine whether all image data has been incorporated. If YES,
Store (update) the document data into which the image data has been incorporated into the document content file 1 in [phase], and end the process (END
), in the case of No, repeat the steps from ① onwards to incorporate the image data into the document data. [Phase] searches for the installation position in order. This is done by the document file control unit 4-1 searching for document data (document data of the specification or written amendment) in the document content file l, and instructing it to include (for example, identifier [Figure n] + Look for the mark @1<). [Phase] indicates the installation position. This displays on the screen 10 the position in the document data where the embedding instruction was found in step (3). [Phase] reads image data. ■ Displays image data. [Phase] is stored in the image file. These [phases]
, O, [phase] The embedding control unit 6, which has received the document content and character position of the embedding instruction found in ①, notifies the image file name and reads the image data to the image editing control unit 7. In response to the request, the image editing control section 7 reads the image data using the scanner 8, notifies the display input control section 9 of this, and causes the image data to be displayed on the screen 10. , the image data is stored in the image file 3 in association with the image file name. Then, the image file name and image size (for example, mm) are returned to the built-in control unit 6. [Phase] performs the embedding process. This is because the built-in control unit 6, which is returned with the image file name and image size (for example, file name, etc.). Here, the image size is returned in mm, so divide it by the size per character to calculate the frame size. for example"
6Cpi, 3j! pi'', set the image size to xx
If it is Ymm, in character conversion, digit - X ÷ 2.54 × 6,
Row=Y÷2.54X3. The embedding control unit 6 includes a document file control unit 4-1 and a character embedding information control unit 4-1.
2, a frame with the size of the image data is created at the corresponding position in the actual document, and the image is embedded. That is, as shown in the document data of document content file 1 in Figure 2, [Figure 1]

[Fig. 2] Insert [frame 2] and insert the image file name in association with frame l and frame 2, as shown in the embedded information section of document embedded information file 2.
Set the size, etc. (Image data is already stored in image file 3 in association with the image file name in [phase]). As a result of the above, the document embedding information file 2 is configured to include the frame size of the image data read by the scanner 8 from the image embedding start position in the document data. It becomes possible to set the size, store the image data in the image file 3, and incorporate the image data into the document. FIG. 5 shows an image display/cutting configuration diagram. Fifth
Figure (a) shows the main part configuration diagram, and Figure 5 (b) shows the image screen buffer after scrolling. In FIG. 5(a), the image editing control section 7 performs image editing control, and here, the image data of the entire sheet is read by a scanner not shown and stored in the image buffer 7-1. , the image data within the range designated by the mouse/keyboard 1) is cut out from the image buffer 7-1 and stored in the image file 3. Among the image data stored in the image screen buffer 98, the display input control unit 9 transfers the data in the display frame (frame indicated by a dotted line in the figure) stored in the screen buffer 9-9 to the screen 10.
It can be displayed on top of the screen, or a scale can be displayed. The image display control unit 9-2 has standard display start coordinates and display size in advance, and based on these, writes the image data transferred from the image buffer 7-1 to the image screen buffer 9-8. It is something that you can do. The input control unit 9-3 receives inputs such as area range designation and scroll instructions from the mouse/keyboard 1). The scroll control unit 9-4 notifies the image display control unit 9-2 of display start coordinates and display size in accordance with the movement direction and movement amount input from the mouse/keyboard 1),
Image data is written on the image screen 98 and scrolled. The cutting range display section 9-5 displays the screen buffer in response to the range specification of start coordinates and end coordinates (coordinates when two points, the start position and the end position, are clicked) inputted from the mouse/keyboard 1). 9-9, a cutting rectangle specifying the range is written. The scale display section 9-6 writes a scale on the outer edge of the image display frame in the screen buffer 9-9 based on the display magnification of the image data. At this time, the scale is made smaller by 1/X, where X is the display magnification of the image data, to represent the actual size of the image data on the screen 10. The CRT control section 9-7 combines the image data read from the image screen buffer 9-8 and the data read from the screen buffer 9-9, and displays the synthesized data on the screen 10. At this time, only the image data of the image screen Banoa 98 corresponding to the image frame (rectangular frame shown using dotted lines) of the screen buffer 9-9 is displayed on the screen 10. The image screen buffer 9-8 is a buffer that stores image data. The screen buffer 9-9 stores an image display frame,
The outer edge of this image display frame stores the document data of the previous and subsequent lines in the document in which the scale, figure number, and image data are incorporated. Next, the operation of the fifth viewing structure will be described in detail in accordance with the flowchart shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, ■ is read with a scanner (A4 size). This means that the entire paper (
A4) is read and stored in the image buffer 7-1. [Phase] transfers to the image screen buffer. this is,
The image display control section 9-2, which has received a display request from the image editing control section 7, displays the image transferred from the image buffer 7-1 based on the standard display start coordinates and display size held in advance. Write data to image screen buffer 9-8. ■ Displays the maximum allowable size, displays the scale, and displays the contents of the previous and subsequent lines. This is the image screen buffer 9 with ■
Image data written to -8 and screen buffer 9-
The CRT control unit 9-7 synthesizes the maximum image frame size and scale that are allowed to be incorporated into the document data written in 9, the scale, and the document data of the previous and subsequent lines of the position where the image data is incorporated into the document data. and is displayed on the screen 10 as shown. [Phase] - Detects whether there is a scroll instruction. In this case, the input control unit 93 detects whether or not the operator issues a scroll instruction (a scroll instruction specifying the direction and amount of movement) using the mouse/keyboard 1). YES
In this case, change the display position using [Phase] (The scroll control unit 9-4, which has received notification of the movement direction and amount of movement, updates the display start coordinates and notifies the image display control unit 9-2, The display control section 9-2 writes the image data transferred from the image buffer 7-1 from the display start coordinates of the image screen buffer 9-8, and writes the image data transferred from the image buffer 7-1 to the CRT key control section 9-2.
7 displays the image data within the display frame of the screen buffer 9-9 on the screen 10 as image data after scrolling). On the other hand, in the case of NO, since there was no scroll instruction, the steps after [phase] are performed. As described above, in response to the operator's scroll instruction, image data cut out from the image data read from the entire sheet at the maximum size that is allowed to be incorporated into the document data is displayed on the screen 10, It becomes possible to confirm whether or not the desired image has been cut out. This makes it possible to automatically cut out image data of the maximum size that can be incorporated into document data, and to easily delete unnecessary image data such as dirty portions at the edges of paper. In addition, a scale corresponding to the image data read from the paper is also displayed on the screen.
By displaying the image on the screen 10, it is possible to easily determine the actual size of the image on the screen 10. Also, in the sixth [phase], it is detected whether or not there is an instruction for a cutting range. In this case, the input control unit 9-3 detects whether or not the operator instructs the cutting range using the mouse/keyboard 1 (clicking with the mouse two points, the start coordinate and the end coordinate, which indicate the cutting range). If YES, cut out and store at the size indicated by ■ (start coordinates,
The cropping range control unit 9-5, which has received the notification of the end coordinates, saves the rectangle of this cropping range (the small rectangle indicated by the dotted line) to the screen buffer 99.
The CRT*J control section 9-7 writes to the screen buffer 9-
Image data within the display frame 9 (small rectangle with dotted line),
In addition to displaying a scale etc. on the screen 10, the image editing control unit 7, which has been notified of the cropping range (start coordinates, end coordinates), displays image data within the cropping range for which the image buffer 7-1 has received the notification. is extracted and stored in the image file 3 in association with the notified image file name. On the other hand, in the case of NO, the data is cut out at the maximum allowable size in [phase] and stored. [Phase] performs the embedding process. This is the fourth
As shown in the diagram @, request the document file control unit 4-1 and character embedding information control unit 4-2 to create a frame for the image size at the corresponding position of the actual document and embed the image. conduct. As described above, when a cutting range is specified, image data within this cutting range can be incorporated into document data. This makes it possible to draw only the necessary images from the image data read from the paper, for example, when multiple images are drawn on a single sheet of paper, these can be divided into individual parts and sequentially incorporated into the document data. . Note that with the cropping range specified, image data at an arbitrary position may be cropped by scrolling like [phase] and [phase] to change the display position. FIG. 7 shows an explanatory diagram of image incorporation. In FIG. 7, (1) [Content and structure of the specification before incorporation]: This is the content and structure of the specification before the image data is incorporated into the document content file 1. Here, [Document display screen]
: The document data of the document content file 1 is displayed on the screen 10.

[Formula l]

[Formula 2] Kuga identifier + line break mark, @Kuga image insertion mark + line break mark. [Incorporated information file]: Since the image data has not yet been incorporated into the document data, the frame size and image file name of the image data have not been set. [Document content file]: As shown in the figure, document data is stored in the document content file I. [Drawing]: An image drawn on a sheet of paper, with two images of Equation 1 and Equation 2 written on the first sheet, and one image written on the second sheet. (2) [Operation and screen transition]: When starting image input, images are installed in the order of ■ to ■. 02 ■“ on screen 10

[Formula 1] In the ■ following the line after <”, (
1) Display the maximum permissible size (image data within the dotted rectangle) that can be incorporated into the document among the image data read by the scanner 8 from the first drawing. ■Specify the cutting range from the 20 dotted line rectangles (click the upper left and lower right with the mouse),

Incorporate as image data of [Formula 1] (6th M [phase] YES, 01O). ■: From within the dotted line rectangle of ■

As the image data of [Formula 2], ■ Specify the cutting range (click the upper left and lower right with the mouse),

Incorporate as image data in [Formula 2] (
6th [phase] YES, @, [phase]). ■:! [
F] displays the maximum allowable size of the image data read by the scanner 8 from the second drawing that can be incorporated into the document. Then, the image data is incorporated into the document (at this time, the image insertion mark @ is deleted). Through the above operations, the image data is incorporated into the document as shown in +31) Contents and structure of document after embedding]. +31 (Contents and structure of document after inclusion):
This is an image data document content file! This is the content and structure of the specification after it has been incorporated into the document (image data has been incorporated into document content file 1 in a manner such as [frame 01]), and the actual image data has been incorporated directly into the document. (not a thing). Here, [Document display screen]: The document data of the document content file 1 is displayed on the screen IO. (1) [Document display screen]

[Formula]]<,

[Equation 2] Image data is incorporated and displayed from the next line onwards and from the position @. [Incorporated information file]: Since the image data has been incorporated into the document data, the frame size and image file name of the image data are set. [Document content file]: Image data is [frame 01]
, [Frame 02], and [Frame 03]. [Image file A], [Image file B], [
Image file C] is stored in image file 3. FIG. 8 shows the automatic drawing creation flow. This is when incorporating an image into a document.

[Fig. n] is the process of inserting a line break mark into a document. In FIG. 8, ■ automatically creates a drawing document. (2) Initializes the variable n=1. 0 inserts [1Dnl+line feed mark at the end of the sentence (n=
1.2.3...). This can be seen, for example, in Figure 8 (2).
Document display screen] As shown in ■, “

[Formula 1
] + ku” is inserted. [Phase] incorporates the image data into the next line. This is done, for example, in the [Document display screen] in Figure 8 (3).

[Formula 1] Incorporate the image data in the line after "+". [Stock] stores the image data. This associates the image data with the image file name and stores it in the image file 3. Stock] is the variable n=n+l. ■ determines whether it is finished or not. If YES, end (END). If No, repeat steps after ■. With the above, the document The drawing number “

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, when incorporating image data into a document, the frame size can be automatically set according to the size of the image data, the cropping range specified size/
Crop the image data at the maximum frame size and automatically set the frame size, scroll the image data to be cropped and select any location, display the document data before and after the document where the image data is embedded, and scale according to the image dimensions can be displayed, an identifier can be automatically assigned to image data, and page spanning of image data can be automatically resolved. Furthermore, when updating an image, a list of document data such as the previous line of the image-embedded portion is displayed, and the image data can be easily selected and updated. These allow image data to be incorporated into a document through simple operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the principle configuration of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a document containing image data, Fig. 3 is an image embedding configuration diagram, and Fig. 4 is an image embedding flow. Fig. 5 is an image display/image display diagram.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of image data extraction, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of image incorporation, FIG. 8 is an automatic diagram creation flow, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of image data update. In the figure, 1 is a document content file, 2 is a document embedding information file, 3 is an image file, 4-1 is a document file control section, 4-2 is a document embedding information file, 5 is an image file control section, and 6 is a document embedding information file. Built-in control unit, 6-2 is a correspondence table,
7 is an image editing control section, 8 is a scanner, 9 is a display input control section, 92 is an image display control section, 9-3 is an input control section, 9-4 is a scroll control section, 9-5 is a cutting range display section , 9-6 is a scale display section, 9-7 is a CRTM control section, key section 8 is an image display screen, 9-9 are screen buffers, 10 is a screen, and 1 is a mouse/keyboard.

Claims (8)

[Claims] (1) In the image embedding method of incorporating image data into a document, a document content file (1) that stores the document including an identifier and an image insertion mark, and a document embedding information file (2) that stores the image data frame size, etc. ) and an image file (3) for storing image data, the image data is searched for the document extracted from the document content file (1) and determined based on the position where the identifier or image insertion mark is detected. From the installation start position,
The embedding start position and frame size are set in the document embedding information file (2) in association with the image data so that only the frame size of the read image data is incorporated, and the image data is stored in the image file (3). A method for incorporating an image into a document, characterized in that the image data is incorporated into the document. (2) In claim (1), if the cropping range is specified, only the specified frame size is included, or if the cropping range is not specified, the maximum frame size that can be included in the document is incorporated. Set the embedding start position and frame size in the document embedding information file (2) above, and import the cut out image data into the above image file (
3) A method for incorporating an image into a document, characterized in that the method is configured to store an image in a document. (3) In claim (2), displaying all the read image data and also displaying the maximum frame size that can be incorporated into the document or the frame size with a specified cropping range, or specifying the maximum frame size or cropping range. An image to a document characterized in that the image data is displayed only within a specified frame size, and the image data displayed within the maximum frame size or the specified cropping range is scroll-controlled. How to incorporate it. (4) When displaying the image data read above,
Claim (1) characterized in that the scale is configured to be displayed according to the dimensions of the read image data.
A method for incorporating an image into a document according to claims 1 to 3. (5) When displaying the read image data, the content of the document before, after, or before and after the starting position of incorporation in the document is also displayed. A method for incorporating an image into a document according to items 1) to 4). (6) When incorporating the read image data into a document, an identifier with an ascending number (for example, [Figure 1] to [Figure n])
) is configured to be automatically inserted into the document preceding the image data. (7) When incorporating scanned image data into a document, if it is detected that the image data spans pages, a page break mark is automatically inserted into the document in the line immediately before the image data is incorporated. A method of incorporating an image into a document according to any of claims (1) to (6). (8) When updating image data in a document that has been read and incorporated, display a list of document data in the previous, following, or previous and subsequent lines of the document in which the image data has been incorporated, and select the corresponding image from this list. A method for incorporating an image into a document, comprising: selecting data, and displaying and updating the selected image data.