JPH0895984A - Method and system for display of multimedia presentation including image and text - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a method and a system which display a multimedia presentation that includes an image and a text in a data processing system. CONSTITUTION: An image 24 is designated in at least one image file in the data processing system. Next, a text 28 is designated in a text file independently of the image 24. Then, the display relation between the text 28 and the image 24 is designated to make it possible to operate the text 28 independently of the image 24. Both the text 28 and the image 24 are shown as a single multimedia presentation 22 by using the designated relation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to improved data processing systems and, more particularly, to a method of operating and displaying a multimedia presentation including both images and text within the data processing system. And about the system. More specifically, the present invention uses a specified relationship between an image and text in a multimedia presentation to provide a single image and text specified separately from the image within a data processing system. A method and system for displaying as a multimedia presentation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Modern modern personal computers, such as the IBM PS / 2, are capable of manipulating and displaying multimedia presentations including images, text, animations, video and audio.
These images, text, animations, videos, and sounds can be displayed in any combination to create a single multimedia presentation.

Some multimedia presentations can include images and text that are displayed simultaneously. Images include "art", computer generated graphics, pictorials, etc. that are input into a data processing system using a scanner. Known systems modify presentations where the user can access both the image and the text and modify the desired portion of the image or the text, and then store the image and the text together to display the image and the text together. It can be so. Therefore, the user must access the image to modify the text displayed with the image.

Users often desire to translate text in multimedia applications into multiple foreign languages. To provide text in a foreign language, one must search for the image, translate the text, and then store the image and the translated text together. For each language, the image containing the translated text for that language must be stored. However, this image typically requires a large amount of storage space within the data processing system. Very large amounts of data storage are required to maintain separate images containing translated text for each language.

Therefore, it will be apparent that there is a need for a method and system for manipulating text separately from images in a data processing system to display the text and images as a single multimedia presentation.

[0006]

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved data processing system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved method and system for manipulating and displaying within a data processing system a multimedia presentation containing both images and text.

Another object of the present invention is to use a specified display relationship between images and text in multimedia presentations to provide images and text specified separately from the images within a data processing system. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved method and system for displaying as a multimedia presentation.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a method and system for displaying a multimedia presentation including images and text in a data processing system. At least one in the data processing system
Specify the images in one image file. Then, apart from the image, specify the text in the text file. Then, a display relationship between the text and the image is specified so that the text can be operated separately from the image. Display both text and images as a single multimedia presentation using the specified relationships.

The above as well as additional objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed written description.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 illustrates a data processing system 10 that can be used with the method and system of the present invention. The data processing system 10 is preferably an IBM PS /
It is preferred to include a processor 12 provided by using a two or similar system. The data processing system 10 generally includes a video display device 14 including a display screen 20, a keyboard 16 and a data input device such as a mouse 18. Video display device 14, keyboard 1
6 and mouse 18 can be used to allow the user to input to processor 12 and provide the user with an identifiable output message. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the processor 12 is suitably programmed to manipulate and display within the data processing system 10 a multimedia presentation including images and text.

Referring to FIG. 2, a multimedia presentation 22 including images 24 and 26 displayed on a display screen 20 in accordance with the present invention is displayed within data processing system 10. Images 24 and 2
6 is a data processing system 1 using known software such as "ImageEdit" available from IBM Corporation.
Can be created separately in 0 and stored in separate image files. In this manner, images 24 and 26 can be accessed and manipulated separately. This way, every time you edit an image, the user
Access the file, edit the image file,
The revised image file must then be stored. The application software can then be used to access and display this image to generate a multimedia presentation using the stored image.

Referring now to FIG. 3, the text 28 specified by the method and system of the present invention is further described.
A multimedia presentation 22 is shown within the data processing system 10 of FIG. The selected multimedia presentation can include both text and images. According to the present invention, a display relationship between separately specified text and images is specified and used to combine text and images together.
It can be displayed as a single multimedia presentation. In this way, the text can be modified and stored without accessing any image or changing any image. For example, storing the text 28 in a text file, separate from the text 28,
Images 24 and 26 may each be stored in an image file. The user then edits the content of the text 28, such as by accessing the text 28 and translating the text into a different language, without having to access or modify the images 24 and 26, and then edited. The stored text 28 can be stored. The user has image 28 with text 28
Image 24
Alternatively, the text 28 can be accessed and modified without accessing the image 26 or modifying it.

Referring now to FIGS. 4, 5, 6 and 7, there is shown a high level logic flow chart showing the operation and display of a multimedia presentation in a data processing system according to the present invention. The process begins at block 70 and then proceeds to block 72. At block 72, an image is created in the image file and the image is stored in the file. The process then proceeds to block 74. Block 74
, Create the text in the text file and store the text in the file. Then block 76
Create a script with the selected keywords in. In the present specification, a “script” that designates the order in which the keywords selected to display various texts and images in the display screen 20 are processed is referred to as a “display relation”. The present invention includes multiple keywords used to manipulate text and images. These keywords include IMAGE (image) and FONT
(Font), COLOR (color), TEXT (text), DELAY (delay), KEY (key), SAV
It includes E (save), RESTORE (restore), FREE (release), and DISPLAY (display).

The process then proceeds to block 78.
At block 78, the next keyword in the script is retrieved for processing. The process then proceeds to block 80. At block 80, it is determined if the next keyword in the script is an IMAGE keyword. IMAGE
The keyword is used to specify the position for displaying the specified image. The next keyword is IM
If it is determined to be an AGE keyword, the process proceeds to block 82. In block 82, the position to display the image is specified. The position where the image is displayed can be defined by an upper left column parameter, an upper left row parameter, a length parameter on the X axis, and a length parameter on the Y axis.

The process then proceeds to block 84.
At block 84, the location where the desired image is stored is specified. The image can be stored in a file external to the multimedia application or in a multimedia file. Then, at block 86, the image is loaded into the display buffer. The display buffer is used to store the images and texts that are to be displayed on the computer display screen 20. The process then, via block 88,
Proceed to block 90. Referring again to block 80,
If it is determined that the keyword is not an IMAGE keyword, then the process passes through block 88 to block 90 again.

At block 90, the next keyword is FON.
It is determined whether it is a T keyword. The FONT keyword is used to specify font control information such as font and pitch. If the next keyword is determined to be the FONT keyword, the process proceeds to block 92. In block 92, the font and pitch are specified. The specified font and pitch are used in displaying the text and remain active until other FONT keywords are processed. The process then proceeds to block 94.
Proceed to. Referring again to block 90, if it is determined that the next keyword is not a FONT keyword, the process again proceeds to block 94.

At block 94, the next keyword is COL.
It is determined whether it is an OR keyword. The COLOR keyword is used to specify color control information such as the background color and the foreground color used when displaying the background color of the text, the image, and the display screen 20. If it is determined that the next keyword is a COLOR keyword,
The process proceeds to block 96. Block 96, CO
It is determined whether a color is specified in the LOR keyword. If it is determined that the color is specified, the process proceeds to block 98. At block 98,
Use the specified color. The process then proceeds to block 100.

Referring again to block 96, COLO
If it is determined that the color is not specified in the R keyword, the process proceeds to block 102. Block 1
02, use the default color specified by the multimedia application. The process then proceeds again to block 100. Referring again to block 94, if it is determined that the next keyword is not the COLOR keyword, the process proceeds to block 100. Block 100 determines if the next keyword is a TEXT keyword. The TEXT keyword is
Used to specify the text to display and the justification and position for displaying the text. If the next keyword is determined to be a TEXT keyword,
The process proceeds to block 104. At block 104,
Specify the text message number. You can include multiple text messages in a single file,
The message can be referred to by a unique identification number. The process then proceeds to block 105.
At block 105, the location where the desired text is stored is specified. The text can be stored in a file external to the multimedia application. Then
The process proceeds to block 106. At block 106,
Specifies the position and justification for displaying the text. You can specify column numbers, line numbers, and justifications such as left, right, and center alignment. The process then proceeds via block 108 to block 110. Referring again to block 100, the next keyword is TE
If it is determined that it is not an XT keyword, the process proceeds via block 108 to block 110.

At block 110, the next keyword is DE
It is determined whether it is a LAY keyword. The DELAY keyword is used to specify a time to delay the display of images and text. If the next keyword is determined to be the DELAY keyword, the process proceeds to block 112. At block 112, it is determined if a delay has been specified. If it is determined that the delay is specified, the process proceeds to block 114. At block 114, the specified delay is used. The process then proceeds to block 116. Block 1 again
Referring to 12, if the delay is determined to be unspecified, the process proceeds to block 115. Block 1
At 15, use the default delay of 1 minute. The process then proceeds to block 116 again. Block 11 again
Referring to 0, if it is determined that the next keyword is not a DELAY keyword, the process proceeds to block 11
Go to 6.

At block 116, the next keyword is KE.
It is determined whether it is a Y keyword. The KEY keyword is used to delay the display of images and text until the specified key is selected. If the next keyword is determined to be the KEY keyword, the process proceeds to block 118. At block 118, it is determined if a particular key should be pressed. If it is determined that a particular key needs to be pressed, the process proceeds to block 119. At block 119, a storage location for the key information is specified. The process then proceeds to block 120. At block 120, it is determined whether the specified key has been pressed. If it is determined that the designated key has been pressed, the process proceeds to block 122. Referring again to block 120, if it is determined that the designated key was not pressed, the process returns to block 120.
Referring again to block 118, if it is determined that a particular key needs to be pressed, the process proceeds to block 124.
Proceed to. At block 124, it is determined if any key has been pressed. If it is determined that no key has been pressed, the process returns to block 124 again. If it is determined that a key has been pressed, the process proceeds to block 122 again. Referring again to block 116, if the next keyword is determined to be a KEY keyword, then the process proceeds to block 122.

At block 122, the next keyword is SA
It is determined whether it is a VE keyword. The SAVE keyword is used to save the contents of display screen 20. If the next keyword is determined to be a SAVE keyword, the process proceeds to block 126. At block 126, an identifier to be associated with the screen is specified.
The process then proceeds to block 128. Block 1
At 28, save the screen associated with the specified identifier in the specified location. The process then proceeds to block 130 via block 129. Referring again to block 122, if it is determined that the next keyword is not a SAVE keyword, then the process passes again to block 130 via block 129.

At block 130, the next keyword is RE
Determine if it is a STORE keyword. RESTO
The RE keyword is used to restore the contents of the display screen 20 previously stored using the SAVE keyword. If the next keyword is determined to be the RESTORE keyword, the process proceeds to block 132. At block 132, an identifier associated with the desired screen to be restored is specified. The process then proceeds to block 13
Go to 4. At block 134, the saved screen associated with the specified identifier is restored. The process then proceeds to block 136. Referring again to block 130, if it is determined that the next keyword is not the RESTORE keyword, the process proceeds to block 136 again.
Then, block 136 determines whether the next keyword is a FREE keyword. The FREE keyword can be used to free the memory in the data processing system 10 that was previously used to store the contents of the display screen 20. If the next keyword is determined to be the FREE keyword, the process proceeds to block 138. At block 138, the memory used by the saved screen associated with the specified identifier is freed. The process then proceeds to block 140. Referring again to block 138, if the next keyword is not the FREE keyword, the process proceeds to block 140.

At block 140, the next keyword is DI
It is determined whether or not it is a SPLAY keyword. DISPL
The AY keyword is used to display the contents of the display buffer containing images and text. If the next keyword is determined to be the DISPLAY keyword, the process proceeds to block 142. Block 142
To display the contents of the display buffer on the screen. Then
The process returns to block 78 via block 144. Referring again to block 140, if it is determined that the next keyword is not the DISPLAY keyword, the process returns to block 78 via block 144 again.

Referring now to FIGS. 8 and 9, pseudo code is shown using keywords to manipulate and display multimedia presentations in a data processing system according to the present invention. The keyword 160 sets the background color of the display screen to blue and specifies yellow as the color to be used for the text. Then, the keyword 162
Is a bus. The image 200 of the bus stored in the img file (see FIG. 9) is read into the display device buffer,
A position for placing the image 200 of the bus in an area bounded by the X coordinate 0, Y coordinate 100 of the upper left corner and the X coordinate 100, Y coordinate 45 of the lower right corner is designated. Keyword 164
Displays the contents of the display buffer, including the image 200 of the bus currently stored in the bus img at the position specified by the keyword 162 and with a blue background.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 10, display screen 2
The current content of 0 has been saved by the associated identifier = 1 using the keyword 166. Keywords 168 then specify the font and font size of the text to be displayed. Then the keyword 170
Is the text to search for the text 202 to be left justified.
Specify the file "bus.mri" and the message number = 1001 in the text file. The keyword 170 also specifies the display position of the X coordinate 0 and the Y coordinate 125 for displaying the text 202.

The keyword 172 is currently keyword 1.
Bus image 200 with a blue background in the position specified by 62, and included in "bus.mri", 10
Text 202 associated with the 01 message number and displayed in yellow at the location specified by keyword 170
Display the contents of the display buffer, including and.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 11, keyword 174 causes a 5 second delay before further processing is possible. The keyword 176 then restores the image saved using the keyword 166. The keyword 178 is left-aligned and has an X coordinate 25 and a Y coordinate 35.
Specify a text file "bus.mri" for searching for the text 204 to be displayed in and the message number = 1002 in the text file. Then, the keyword 180 specifies font information for displaying the text 204 specified by the keyword 178. The keyword 182 then specifies white as the foreground color for displaying the additional text 206 and 208. Text file "bus, ri"
And the message number in the text file = 1003
Search for the text 206 with keywords 184
Specified by. The display positions of the X coordinate 35 and the Y coordinate 25 are also designated by the keyword 184. Next, the keyword 186 is left-aligned and has an X coordinate of 35 and a Y coordinate of 15.
Text to search for the text 208 to be displayed in
Specify the file "bus.mri" and the message number = 1004 in the text file.

Keyword 188 displays the contents of a display buffer containing an image 200 of a bus with a blue background color displayed at upper left X coordinate 0, Y coordinate 100 and lower right coordinates 100, 45. The text 204 associated with the message number 1002 is displayed in yellow at the X coordinate 25 and the Y coordinate 35. The text 206 related to the message number 1003 is displayed in white at the X coordinate 35 and the Y coordinate 25. Finally, the text 208 associated with message number 1004 is displayed in white at the X coordinate 35, Y coordinate 15.

The keyword 190 is "bus.key"
Used to suspend the process until the key specified in and associated with the identifier 0144 is selected. The keyword 192 then frees the memory used in saving the screen content associated with the identifier = 0144.

Although the present invention has been shown and described with respect to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Be understood.

In summary, the following items are disclosed regarding the configuration of the present invention.

(1) A method for processing and displaying a multimedia presentation including images and text in a data processing system having a memory for storing display contents, the method comprising:
Specifying an image in a file, specifying a text that can be manipulated separately from the image in a text file separate from the image, and specifying a display relationship between the text and the image. Dynamically displaying both the text and the image as a single multimedia presentation according to the display relationship. (2) The step of specifying the display relationship includes the step of using a plurality of selected keywords that define a plurality of processes to be executed using the image and the text, (1) Method. (3) In (2), the step of specifying the display relationship further includes the step of specifying a position for text display and a text keyword used for specifying a position adjustment for the text display. The method described. (4) The method of (2), wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying an image keyword used to specify a position for displaying an image. (5) The method according to (2), wherein the step of designating the display relationship further includes the step of designating a display keyword for displaying an image and text. (6) The method of (2), wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying a color keyword used to specify a background color and a foreground color. (7) The step of designating the display relationship further includes the step of designating a delay keyword so that a length of a selected time delaying the display of the text and the image can be designated. the method of. (8) The data processing system includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys, and the step of designating the display relationship further includes the displaying of the text and the image until a specific key of the plurality of keys is selected. The method according to (2), including the step of specifying a key keyword so that is interrupted. (9) The method according to (2), wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further includes the step of specifying a save keyword for saving the contents of the display screen. (10) The method according to (2), wherein the step of designating the display relationship further includes the step of designating a restore keyword for restoring the contents of the previously saved display screen. (11) The method according to (2), wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further includes the step of specifying a release keyword for storing another display content in the memory. (12) The method according to (2), wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further includes the step of specifying a font keyword for specifying font control information. (13) Multimedia including images and text
A data processing system for manipulating and displaying a presentation, said memory means for storing said image and said text, and means for specifying an image within at least one image file stored in said memory means, Means for designating a text that can be processed separately from the image in a text file stored in the memory means separately from the image; and means for designating a display relationship between the text and the image. Display means for dynamically displaying both the text and the image as a single multimedia presentation according to the display relationship. (14) Means for specifying the display relationship using a plurality of keywords that define a plurality of processes to be executed using the image and the text, (1)
The data processing system according to 3).

According to the present invention, it is possible to manipulate only text without accessing the image and display the text and image as a single multimedia presentation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a pictorial diagram of a data processing system that can be used to implement the methods and systems of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a multimedia presentation in a data processing system including images according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a multimedia presentation in the data processing system of FIG. 2, including further text, according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a high level logic flow chart showing the operation and display of a multimedia presentation in a data processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a high level logic flow chart showing the operation and display of a multimedia presentation in a data processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a high level logic flow chart showing the operation and display of a multimedia presentation in a data processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a high level logic flow chart showing the operation and display of a multimedia presentation in a data processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 illustrates pseudo code for manipulating and displaying a multimedia presentation in a data processing system using keywords in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 9 illustrates images and text displayed on a display of a data processing system as a single multimedia presentation in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 10 illustrates images and text displayed on a display of a data processing system as a single multimedia presentation in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 11 illustrates images and text displayed on the display of a data processing system as a single multimedia presentation in accordance with the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 data processing system 12 processor 14 video display device 16 keyboard 18 mouse 22 multimedia presentation 24 image 28 text

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A method for processing and displaying a multimedia presentation including images and text in a data processing system having a memory for storing display content, the images being displayed in at least one image file. Specifying a text that can be operated separately from the image in a text file separate from the image; specifying a display relationship between the text and the image; Dynamically displaying both the text and the image as a single multimedia presentation. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of specifying the display relationship comprises using a plurality of selected keywords that define a plurality of processes to be performed using the image and the text. The method described. 3. The step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying a position for text display and a text keyword used to specify a justification for the text display. The method described in 2. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of specifying display relationships further comprises the step of specifying image keywords used to specify locations for image display. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of specifying display relationships further comprises the step of specifying display keywords for displaying images and text. 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying color keywords used to specify a background color and a foreground color. 7. The step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying a delay keyword so that a specified length of time to delay the display of the text and the image can be specified. The method described in. 8. The data processing system includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys, wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying the text and the image until a particular key of the plurality of keys is selected. The method of claim 2 including the step of specifying key keywords such that the display is interrupted. 9. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying a save keyword for saving the contents of the display screen. 10. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying a restore keyword for restoring the previously saved contents of the display screen. 11. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying a release keyword for storing other display content in the memory. 12. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of specifying the display relationship further comprises the step of specifying a font keyword for specifying font control information. 13. A data processing system for operating and displaying a multimedia presentation including images and text, comprising memory means for storing the images and the text, and at least a memory means stored in the memory means. Means for designating an image in one image file; means for designating text that can be processed separately from the image in a text file stored in the memory means separately from the image; And a display means for dynamically displaying both the text and the image as a single multimedia presentation according to the display relationship. 14. Means for specifying the display relationship using a plurality of keywords defining a plurality of processes to be performed using the image and the text.
The data processing system according to claim 13.