JPH10240912A - Information processing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] When performing desired processing on image data, it is possible to confirm a result of performing processing applied without processing image data to be processed. A data processing system includes an image data area (3a).
The desired processing is performed on the image data stored in No. 1. The display data 2b2 is data for simply displaying the result of performing the specified processing. Display data 2
b2 includes display data in an unchanged state, and when a desired processing is specified, data obtained as a result of performing the specified processing on the display data in an unchanged state is obtained as display data. Then, this is displayed on the display 6. The designated processing is stored in the processing type storage area 3c, and is referred to when the processing is actually performed on the image data stored in the image data area 3a1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus and method capable of performing desired processing on an image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a data processing apparatus capable of processing a two-dimensional color image, a monochrome multi-valued image, or a monochrome binary image data. When processing image data using this type of data processing apparatus, the actual processing result cannot be confirmed unless actual processing is performed on all or part of the actual image data.

[0003]

However, when the above-mentioned conventional data processing device is applied to a device such as a word processor, for example, in which the processing speed is not so high, even if the degree of processing is confirmed, the actual image data is processed. , Processing time is required, and the efficiency is poor. In addition, when changing to another processing after confirming the processing result, much more time is required, which is inefficient. Also,
Depending on the specifications of the data processing apparatus, image data cannot be returned to the state before the processing, and there are situations in which the processing cannot be performed again, which has been unproductive.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and when performing a desired processing process on image data, it is possible to perform an applicable processing process without processing the image data to be processed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus and method capable of confirming a result of the operation.

[0005]

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object has the following arrangement. That is, an information processing apparatus that performs a desired processing on image data, a storage unit that stores at least one display data, a specifying unit that specifies a desired processing, and a storage unit that specifies the desired processing. Acquisition means for acquiring result display data corresponding to the result of applying the modified processing to the display data, and display means for displaying the result data acquired by the acquisition means.

The information processing method of the present invention for achieving the above object has the following steps. That is, an information processing method for performing a desired processing on image data, wherein a specifying step of specifying a desired processing and a processing specified in the specifying step are displayed in a memory stored in a memory. An acquisition step of acquiring result display data corresponding to a result applied to the application data, and a display step of displaying the result data acquired in the acquisition step.

[0007]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a data processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention. Note that the data processing device of the present embodiment may be a dedicated document processing device such as a word processor, or may be a personal computer or the like.

The data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment mainly includes a CPU (central processing unit) 1, a ROM (read only memory) 2, a RAM (random access memory) 3, a keyboard 4, a mouse 5, a display 6, and an external device. The storage device 7 is configured, and these components are connected to each other by a bus line 8. Depending on the system configuration, a system program and an image processing program to be described later are stored in an external storage device 7 such as a hard disk instead of the ROM 2 and are loaded into the RAM 3 when executed by the CPU 1. You may.

The CPU 1 is provided, for example, in the form of a microprocessor and controls the operation of each section of the data processing apparatus. The ROM 2 stores a system program 2a and an image application program 2b (hereinafter, referred to as an image application program 2b) for instructing and executing various processes. In particular, the image application program 2b of the present embodiment includes:
A part thereof includes an image processing program 2b1 according to the present embodiment, display data 2b2 to be displayed in a simple display area described later, and the like. Details of the image processing program 2b1 and the display data 2b2 will be described later.

The display data 2b2 stores display data corresponding to the processing prepared in advance in the image processing program 2b1. In this embodiment,
As the processing method, three fields of “style”, “border”, and “shadow” are prepared, and six types of display data (see FIG. 5) are stored in the style, and five types of display data (see FIG. 6) are displayed in the frame.
Reference) is stored. The display data 2b2
Is prepared as bitmap data, but it goes without saying that it may be data that has been subjected to compression processing.

The following areas are provided in the RAM 3. That is, an image data area 3a1 for storing an image to be processed, a work image data area 3a2 for use as a work area during processing, and for storing an image after processing, and a simple display process described later. A display area 3b including a display work area 3b1 and the like for creating simplified display data required in the above, and a processing type storage for storing a specified processing type, a processing type executed on an image, and the like. An area 3c and another management / work area 3f are provided.

The image data area 3a1 is an area for storing image data from which processing is to be performed. Therefore, when image data is read from the external storage device 7, it is first stored in the image data area 3a1. When any processing is performed, the image data is processed, and the processed image data is stored in the work image data area 3a.
2 is stored. Alternatively, the processed image data may be copied again to the image data area 3a1. In this case, further processing can be performed on the processed image.

The display area 3b includes a bitmap data area (not shown) for displaying on a simplified display screen F1 (described later) and an area (not shown) used as a work area for creating simplified display data. Display work area 3b1)
There is.

FIG. 2 shows a data structure in the processing type storage area 3c. In the processing type storage area 3c, a processed processing type 3c1 for processing the actual image data, and a specified processing type 3c for storing the processing type specified by the user.
2. Further, a processing enable / disable flag 3c3 for determining whether or not the image processing instruction is valid for the image based on whether or not the processing type designated by the user matches the processed processing type. There is. As described above, in the processing according to the present embodiment, “style”, “frame border”,
Since three types of “shadow” are used, each of the processed type 3c1 of the edited image and the specified type 3c2 is
Style areas 3c11, 3c21 and border area 3c1
2, 3c22 and shadow areas 3c13, 3c23.

Further, the other management / work area 3f includes:
It is an area for managing other various information and data and using it as a work.

The keyboard 4 is for the user to input data such as characters, numbers, and symbols, and to give various instructions to the CPU 1. The mouse 5 is used to indicate various types of information displayed on the display unit 6 so that the CPU 1
To give various instructions. A system such as a trackball, a pen, or a touch panel may be used instead of the mouse. The display 6 is composed of an LCD or the like, and has a CPU
Various data are displayed under the control of 1. The external storage device 7 is composed of a medium such as a hard disk or a floppy disk. Various data read from the external storage device 7 under the control of the CPU 1 is stored in the RAM 3 via the bus line 8.

FIG. 3 is a state transition diagram showing transition of each processing state in the data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG.
The transition diagram of FIG. 3 also includes a transition by a user operation.
In the figure, each instruction waiting state (state indicated by a symbol starting with “T”), each operation instruction (arrow indicated by a symbol starting with “Q”), and various processes (characters starting with “P”) are shown. State shown).

The instruction waiting state includes a basic state T1 for waiting for various instructions from the user, a style screen T2 for waiting for a processing type determination instruction on a selection screen for each processing type, a frame border screen T3, and a shadow screen T4.

The operation instructions include a style change instruction Q1, a style determination instruction Q2, a frame change instruction Q3,
Border determination instruction Q4, shadow change instruction Q5, shadow determination instruction Q
6. A print instruction Q7 for performing printing, a save instruction Q10 for performing storage, and an instruction to print or save image data in a state where the image data is not processed according to the specified processing type, Instructions Q8 and Q1 to specify that image data after processing is to be printed or saved
1. When printing or saving of image data is instructed in a state where the image data is not processed according to the designated processing type, the image data before processing (at that time) is printed or stored. There are instructions Q9 and Q12 to specify, and an image processing instruction Q13 for processing image data.

Further, various processes include a simple display process P1 for generating display data for displaying a simple display according to the processing type immediately after the processing type is determined, and an image data according to the specified processing type. Processing P for processing
2. When printing or saving is instructed, it is determined whether the image data has been processed in the same processing type as that instructed. If not, it is determined whether the image data to be printed or saved is after processing. A print image determination process P3 and a save image determination process P5 for selecting the current image data, a print process P4, a save process P6, and a determination is made as to whether or not the same process as the process type indicated by the actual image data has been performed. , A processing availability determination process P7 for determining whether the processing instruction is valid.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display in the basic state T1. In FIG. 4, F1 is a simple display area, in which simple display data obtained by processing the display data 2b2 according to the processing type instructed by the user is displayed. F2 is a processing instruction icon selected when a processing instruction is given to actual image data. The processing instruction icon F2 can be selected when processing different from the processing type indicated by the actual image data is performed. Here, "when a process different from the specified process type has been performed" means that immediately after calling the image data or immediately after performing the process on the actual image data last time, another process type is designated. It means the state that was done. The reason why such a determination is provided to control the state in which the processing instruction icon can be selected and the state in which the processing instruction icon can not be selected is that it is meaningless to perform the same processing as that currently performed on the image data. The processing instruction icon F2 may be displayed in a different manner between a selectable state and a non-selectable state.
The user can easily determine whether or not can be selected.

F3 is a style, F4 is a forehead, and F5 is a shadow, and indicates the currently designated processing type.
If the user wants to change the style, frame, and shadow, he or she selects the desired item with the mouse 5 or the like, displays the corresponding screen (FIGS. 5, 6, and 8) and sets the details of the change. can do.

The image display area F6 includes an image data area 3
The actual image data stored in a1 is displayed.
Until the processing instruction icon F2 is selected and the processing is performed, the image immediately after the calling of the image data or the image immediately after the previous processing on the image data is displayed, and immediately after the processing is performed on the image data. Then, the image on which the processing has been performed is displayed. F7 to F10 are icons for instructing call, print, save, and end operations, respectively. Note that F2, F3, F4, F
The operation instructions of 5, F7, F8, F9, and F10 may be instructed from the keyboard 4 or the like.

Hereinafter, the processing flow of the data processing apparatus of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of an image processing process in the data processing device of the present embodiment.

First, when the image application is started, the image application program 2b is loaded from the ROM 2 into the RAM 3, and the image processing program 2b1 for realizing the control as shown in FIG.
Loaded to AM3. However, if the image processing program 2b1 is read out when the image processing is started from the image application, it is effective to avoid using a useless area in the RAM3. Similarly, the display data 2b2 is set so that necessary display necessary data is read as needed.

Various information and areas required for image processing are secured in the RAM 3. Image data area 3a1 necessary for retrieving an image from external storage device 7 or the like
In addition, the work image data area 3a2 required for image processing, the display area 3b required for displaying the simplified display, the processing type storage area 3c for storing the instruction or the type of processing executed are activated. Although they may be secured at the time, they can be secured at the time when they are needed.
This is effective when performing other processing using the area of.

In the present embodiment, a maximum of five display image sizes are used as the display work area 3b1 (the use will be described later with reference to FIG. 10). For example, if the display is 16 colors, one pixel can be represented by 4 bits, and if the simple display on the screen is 120 × 90 pixels, the data amount of one screen requires (120 × 90 × 4 bits / 8 = 5400 bytes) Note that such a display work area 3b
1 and the processing type storage area 3c may also reserve the maximum usage amount at the time of starting the application or the like, or may reserve the area in the program. Other management / work area 3f
May be reserved in advance when the application is activated, or may be reserved when necessary.

Call an image to be processed by the image application,
When the image application instructs to start the image processing in the present embodiment, the called image data is stored in the image data area 3a1 (step S101). However, when the image called for the purpose of restoration or the like is to be left, processing such as copying the image on the other management / work area 3f or the like is performed. here,
When the entire function in the present embodiment is considered as one application, an image is called in the basic state in FIG.

Next, in step S102, an initial process for initializing information and the like necessary for performing a processing process is performed. In the present embodiment, for example, the state of each processing type in the processing type storage area 3c is initialized to “none (not instructed, not processed)”, or the processing permission flag 3c3 is cleared. In order to display the screen (FIG. 4) in the simple display area F1 in the basic state T1, display data representing an image for which no processing type is specified is read from the display data 2b2. Then, in step S103,
The screen display in the basic state T1 as shown in FIG. 4 is performed.

As described above, from the state where the image data to be processed is called and various initializations are performed, step S is executed.
The processes after 104 are executed, and the control according to the state transition of FIG. 3 is executed.

In the basic state T1, it waits for various instructions from the user (step S104). The instructions from the user include a change instruction for selecting a processing type of the image (in the present embodiment, a style change instruction for performing an image filter process, a frame change instruction for forming a frame such as a frame on the image, a shadow for shading the image) There is a change instruction), an image processing instruction for giving an instruction to perform processing on image data, a print instruction for printing or saving an image, and a save instruction. In addition, when the end button F10 is selected by the selection operation, the main processing is ended.

On the other hand, when an instruction (F3 to F5) for designating a processing for an image is selected, "style"
Since any change of “frame border” or “shadow” is specified, the process branches by any of steps S106, S109, and S112.

First, the style change instruction will be described. The “style” here is a function of processing a color image into sepia or black and white, processing into an image imitating an oil painting, or processing to increase the saturation and make the image look vivid. "Change style" from basic state T1
(In the screen configuration of FIG. 4, F3 "style"
By using a pointing device or a keyboard. In the following description,
For example, select a style type on the style screen, etc.
The same operation is performed when a function such as printing or saving is selected on the screen in the basic state). The image processing program analyzes the instruction and displays the style screen (FIG. 5). The process enters a style selection waiting state T2 (steps S106 and S107).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration of the style screen. On the style screen, as shown in the example of FIG. 5,
All images (images corresponding to each style) indicating the contents of the filter processing prepared in advance are displayed. However, if the number of filtering processes is too large to be displayed on one screen,
By preparing means for displaying the “next screen” and “previous screen”, the screens can be switched to display all types. Note that this process is the same for a forehead screen (FIG. 6) and a shadow screen (FIG. 8) described later. These images are prepared in advance in the display data 2b2, for example, as bitmap data, and are read from the ROM 2 when an instruction to display this screen is issued. In this selection waiting state, when one of the style types is designated and the execution button is instructed (FIG. 3; Q2),
The style ID representing the selected style is stored in the style area 3c21 of the specified processing type 3c2 in the processing type storage area 3c, and the style screen is erased (step S108). For example, suppose that the style ID of “unchanged” is defined as 0, the style ID of “antique” is defined as 1 and the style ID of “pen drawing” is defined as 2 on the style screen of FIG. 5, and “antique” is selected. Then, “1” is set in the both styles area 3c21 of the designated processing type.

In this state, the process shifts to the simple display process P1 (that is, the process proceeds to step S116). The simple display process will be described later with reference to the flowcharts in FIG.

The type can be similarly selected for the frame border and the shadow. That is, if the instruction operation in step S104 is “change border”, the process proceeds to step S10.
The process proceeds from step 9 to step S110, and the frame border screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a border frame screen for selecting each border frame prepared in the present embodiment. In this embodiment, five types of borders are prepared,
The display data 2b2 includes the bitmap data of these borders. In each of the border data, the inside of the border is light gray, the outside of the border is dark gray, and the frame portion of the border is composed of another color. This color configuration is used at the time of frame border synthesis described later in the display data. Then, when the desired border is selected and the execution button is instructed, the border ID corresponding to the designated border is set in the border area 3c22 of the processing type 3c2, and the border screen is erased (step S111). Then, the process proceeds to step S116 to perform a re-display process. According to the state transition diagram of FIG. 3, the above processing procedure corresponds to the state transition to the frame border screen T3 by the frame border change instruction Q3 and the simple display processing P1 being executed by the frame border determination instruction Q4.

If the selection operation in step S104 is "shadow change", the process advances from step S112 to step S113 to display the shadow screen shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a shadow screen for selecting a shadow pattern that can be selected in the present embodiment. And
When a desired shadow pattern is selected and an execution button is instructed, a shadow ID corresponding to the specified shadow pattern is set in the shadow area 3c23 of the processing type 3c2, and the shadow screen is erased (step S114). Then, step S1
Proceed to 16 to perform a re-display process. According to the above-described procedure for selecting a shadow pattern, according to the state transition diagram of FIG. 3, the state is changed to the shadow screen T4 by the shadow change instruction Q5, and the simple display processing P1 is executed by the shadow determination instruction Q6. It is equivalent to

In the simple display process (P1 in FIG. 3) in step S116, steps S108, S111, S111
The simple display area F1 is referred by referring to the ID set in 114.
And returns to the basic screen display state as shown in FIG.
As a result, an image in which the desired processing has been performed on the style, frame, and shadow is displayed in the simplified display area F1. If the selection operation is other than the selection of the processing described above, another processing is performed in step S115.

Next, the simple display processing P1 will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to flowcharts in FIGS.

In the present embodiment, three types of processing are assumed as processing types: style, frame border, and shadow. Therefore, as shown in FIG. It is displayed in the simple display area F1. That is, using the display data, a simple style display process is performed in step S2, a simple border display process is performed in step S3, and a simple shadow display process is performed in step S4. Then, in step S5, display processing is performed using the obtained display data after the processing.

The order of the simple display in the simple display processing P1 is the same as that of the processing P for the actual image data.
Matches 2. For example, a frame is combined with an image processed in an antique style by style processing, and a shadow is added to the frame. Therefore, in this case, the forehead is not processed in an antique style.

As can be seen from the above description, for example, simply determining the style type does not mean that only a simple display relating to the style is performed, but if any type is determined, step S116 (see FIG. 13). Display processing), and simple display processing must be performed for all of the specified style, frame, and shadow. However, the processing includes, of course, unnecessary processing that is not performed in some cases. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining how to use the display work area 3b1, and will be referred to in the following description of the simple display processing corresponding to each processing.

In the simplified display processing of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the simplified display processing of the style is first performed (step S7). FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the simple style display. First, in step S8, the style ID indicating the style type of the specified processing type is assigned to the style area 3c of the specified processing type.
21. Next, in step S9, step S
The display data corresponding to the style ID acquired in step 8 is read out from the display data 2b2, and the work 1 area of the display work area 3b1 (FIG. 1) is displayed as display style data.
Copy to 0). However, when the display data 2b2 is compressed, it is written in the display area while being expanded here. In the following description, in the process of reading out the display data selected from the display data 2b2 and copying it to the display work area, the same process as that in step S9 is performed.

Next, in step S10, step S9
The display style data of the work 1 area read in
Copies to a display area for actual display on the screen.
In the frame border simple display process and shadow simple display process described below, when “none” is specified for the frame border and shadow,
Since each simple display process ends without doing anything, display data is created in advance in step S10. It should be noted that the copying of the display data to the display area in step S10 is omitted, and in the simple display processing of the border and shadow, if the border and the shadow are each “none”, the display data created in the previous simple display processing is used. May be copied to this display data.

When the above-described simple style display processing is completed, the process proceeds to step S3, and the simple display processing of the border is performed. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the border simple display process. Here, the work 1 in the display area 3b is performed by the above-described simple style display processing (step S2).
Stores display data of a specified style. In the border simple display process, first, a border ID indicating the border type of the designated processing type is set to the border area 3c.
22 (step S13). Step S14
Then, the border ID acquired in step S13 is "none"
Is determined, and if the border is “none”, the process is terminated here without performing the process (step S17). However, as described above, when the border is “none” and the display data is created in the border processing, the display data created in the previous simple display processing is used as the display data in the display work area. Copy.

If it is determined in step S14 that the border ID is other than "none", the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, the frame I obtained in step S13
The display data of the border corresponding to D (display border data) is read from the display data 2b2, and is copied to the work 2 area of the display work area 3b1 (FIG. 10).
Next, in step S16, the display style data stored in the work 1 area in step S9 and the work 2
Referring to the display border data stored in the area, pixel values are drawn in the display area of the display work area 3b1 according to the following rules. In the present embodiment, the border data will be described assuming that the inside of the border is light gray, the outside of the border is dark gray, and the border itself is composed of other colors.

First, the value of the pixel of interest in the display border data in the work 2 area is referred to one pixel at a time, and if it is a value corresponding to dark gray, a value corresponding to white is assigned to the corresponding pixel in the display area. Draw. This is the portion corresponding to the background outside the forehead. If the value of the pixel of interest in the display border data in the work 2 area is light gray, the value of the corresponding pixel in the display style data developed in the work 1 area is drawn on the corresponding pixel in the display area. Put in. This is the portion within the border. Further, if the value of the pixel of interest in the display border data of the work 2 is a value corresponding to a color other than dark gray and light gray, it is interpreted as a part of the border data, and the corresponding pixel of the display border data is displayed. The value is drawn on the corresponding pixel in the display area. The above processing is performed for all pixels in the display border data.

Here, the description has been made on the assumption that the dark gray is the portion outside the frame and the light gray is the inside of the frame, that is, the portion into which the image is fitted. In accordance with the assignment, the display frame data is created.

When the above processing is completed for all the pixels of the display border data expanded in the work 2 area,
In the display area of the display work area, display data in which the style and the border are combined is created.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the processing for synthesizing the border. As shown in FIG. 7B, the dark gray portion turns white, and the light gray portion forms the original image.
Borders are formed in other portions.

When the simple display of the border is completed as described above, the simple display processing of the shadow is performed. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the simple shadow display process. However, in the description of the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, the frame processing is performed after the borders are combined. However, as will be apparent in the description of the simple shadow display process described later, when a shadow is added, a process that is wasted in the simple display process of the border in steps S12 to S17 is included. Therefore, it is determined whether or not a shadow is cast in the above-described processing of the border,
By omitting appropriate processing, it is also possible to prevent unnecessary processing from being performed.

Similarly, wasteful processing as a whole can be eliminated by appropriate processing in the simple style display processing. For example, when a shadow is added, when reading out the style display data in step S9, the size is reduced to the size excluding the width of the shadow and read out, or as described in a simple shadow display process described later. The style data of the central portion excluding the width is read out, and the simplified display process of the designated style is performed on the portion excluding the width of the shadow from the head of the simplified display process. In this case, even in the simple border display processing, the border display data is reduced to a size excluding the width of the shadow and read out.

When a shadow is cast, the data in the display area created last in the simple style display and the simple border display is not referred to, so that it is not necessary to perform the processing for drawing in the area. become. Alternatively, in the case where a shadow is added, after the simplified display processing of the style and the border is performed as described above, the simplified display data (the data in the display area) in which the style and the border are combined in the shadow processing is processed. If) is reduced, it is also possible to omit the calling process while individually reducing the style and border display data.

In the simplified shadow display process, first, in step S1
9, the shadow area 3c2 of the designated processing type 3c2
3 to obtain the set shadow ID. In step S20, it is determined from the shadow ID acquired in step S19 whether or not a shadow is to be formed. If the shadow ID indicates "none", the process is terminated without performing the process (step S26). In this case, the display area in the display work area contains the styles and
The simple display of the frame is completed, and this state is displayed. Of course, as described at the end of the simple style display processing, when the display data is created in the shadow processing when the shadow is “none”, the processing is performed.

If it is determined in step S20 that the shadow ID is other than "none", the flow advances to step S21. In step S21, of the display style data developed in the work 1 area, the central portion excluding the outside by the width of the shadow is copied to the work 3 area (see FIG. 10). At this time, the display data of the style may be scaled down and reduced to the size excluding the width of the shadow, but may be reduced depending on the specifications of the display and display method, display color and hatching pattern. In this embodiment, the central part is cut out without being reduced because the display data may be corrupted.

Next, in step S22, the work 4 area is painted with a value corresponding to dark gray assigned as a shadow color. This is because the display frame data is written in the work 4 area in the processing of step S24 described later.
This is so that it is possible to distinguish between the inside of the forehead and the portion with the outside shadow.

In step S23, the display border data developed in the work 2 area is overwritten on the work 4 area while reducing the size of the display border data to a size excluding the width of the shadow. The position may be any position, such as the upper left or center of the work 4 area, as long as the reduced display frame data fits in its entirety. However, the position in the work 4 area where the reduced display frame data has been overwritten must be fixed by a program or stored in another management / work area 3f. . FIG. 10 of the present embodiment shows a case in which the position is overwritten on the upper left position of the work 4 area. In this case, the coordinates where the upper left coordinates of the reduced forehead overlap the work 4 area are set as reference coordinates.
In the example of the work 4 area in FIG. 10, (0, 0) is the reference coordinate (the same applies to the above-described style data on the work 3 area).

Here, the display data of the border when the border is "none" will be described. Since there is no border, it is the same as that the whole image is covered with the transparent border, the border is displayed. It is assumed that the display border data for the border in the case of “none” is constituted entirely by values representing light gray (that is, the entire work 2 area is light gray). Thinking like this,
The border can be considered as not only a frame surrounding all four sides of the image data but also a small motif placed in a part of the rectangular image data. In this case, the border display data is a light gray rectangle as a whole, but a part of the inside of the rectangle is composed of motif data, and the range of border types is widened.

Next, in step S24, the entire display area of the display work area 3b1 is painted out with a value corresponding to white representing the background. Next, at the position of the shadow determined by the shadow ID acquired in step S19 on the display area (for example, the lower right or upper left of the screen), a portion having a value of a color other than dark gray in the work 4 area is set. Draw the corresponding shadow. This is performed by overwriting pixels in the display area corresponding to pixels having a color value other than dark gray in the work 4 area with a value corresponding to dark gray. Specifically, work 4
For all pixels in the area, one pixel is referred to, and if the value of the pixel of interest is dark gray, the process proceeds to the next pixel without doing anything. The corresponding pixel in the display area is overwritten with the value of the color corresponding to dark gray. Note that the corresponding pixel in the display area differs depending on the position of the shadow. The processing performed here is for creating a shadow in the display area.
The part having a color value other than dark gray in Work 4 is
Since it is the inner part where the border is synthesized, a shadow having the same shape and size can be created in this way.

When the shadow portion is completed in the display area in step S24, then in step S25, the display area is overwritten with the synthesized image portion obtained by synthesizing the border. It is assumed that the synthesized image is superimposed on a position diagonal to the position of the shadow in the display area (for example, upper left when the shadow is at the lower right), and the reference coordinates of the image to be synthesized on the work 4 area are the display area. Then, which coordinate is calculated is calculated. And
In the following, when the pixels of the work 4 and the work 3 are overwritten on the display area, a process of drawing the pixels by shifting the pixels as necessary according to the value is performed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the position of the shadow is at the lower right, the position of the composite image in the display area is at the upper left. When the coordinates are (0, 0), the following processing may be performed on the pixels of the same coordinates without shifting the coordinates. Further, for example, when the shadow is at the upper left and the width of the shadow is 6 pixels in both the vertical and horizontal directions, when the composite image whose reference coordinates are (0, 0) is overwritten on the display area, Since the coordinates on the display area corresponding to the coordinates (x, y) of the composite image are (x + 6, y + 6), the processing is performed on the pixel at the coordinates. The method includes step S2
The same applies to the case where a shadow is created in the display area in step 4.

In step S25, the composite image is overwritten on the display area. As in step S24, all the pixels in the reduced display frame data created in the work 4 area are processed. The following processing is performed. In other words, if the pixel of interest in the work 4 area is light gray, reduced display style data other than display reduced border data is pasted into that pixel. Accordingly, the value of the pixel at the coordinate corresponding to the coordinate of interest on the work 3 area is overwritten on the pixel corresponding to the display area. If the pixel of interest in the work 4 area is dark gray, the process goes to the processing of the next pixel without doing anything because it is the portion outside the composite image. Further, if the pixel of interest in the work 4 area has a value of a color other than these, it is a pixel in the frame border portion, and that value is overwritten on the corresponding pixel in the display area.

When the processing is performed for all the pixels on the work 4 area as described above, display data in which the shadow is combined is created in the display area. FIG. 9 shows the frame,
It is a figure explaining composition of a shadow. As shown in FIG. 9B, a border and a shadow (in this example, a shadow is synthesized at the lower right) are synthesized with the original image (the style-set image).

As described above, by specifying the desired processing, the simple display processing is executed, and the user can easily confirm what kind of processing is set.

When the designation of the processing is completed, the processing is actually executed on the image data,
Or printing. These processes are the processes shown in step S115 in FIG. 12 described above, and the processing process P2 and the storage process (the storage image determination process P5 and the storage process P6) will be described below.

In the processing P2 and the stored image determination processing P5, it is determined whether or not various processing can be executed based on the state of the processing permission flag 3c3. Therefore, first, the processing availability determination processing P7 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the processing availability determination processing according to the present embodiment.

As described above, the determination as to whether or not processing is possible is that the same processing as the specified processing type has been performed on the actual image data. That is, the ID of the processed processing type 3c1
If the ID of the designated processing type 3c2 matches, it is meaningless to perform the same processing on the image data, so that it is regarded that the image data cannot be processed. vice versa,
If the actual image data is not processed according to the specified processing type, a means for selecting an instruction to perform the processing according to the processing type specified for the image data must be provided. Since it must be processed, it is regarded as workable.

This processing availability determination may be made by determining the processing type (that is, immediately after the instruction to determine Q2, Q4, Q6 and the simple display processing of P1), processing the image data according to the specified processing type, When the image data area is replaced with another image, for example, when new image data is called (in this case, the image data and the specified processing type are all set to “unprocessed” or “none”. ).

When the processing availability determination process is started, first,
In steps S35 and S36, each ID registered in the processed type 3c1 of the edited image and each ID registered in the specified type 3c2 are acquired. Of course, this order may be reversed. In addition, processed machining type 3c
Each of the IDs 1 is set in a processing process to be described later, and is set immediately after the image data is actually processed. Next, step S37
Then, the style ID, the border ID, and the shadow ID of the edited processing type and the specified processing type are compared, and if at least any one of them does not match,
In step S39, processing for enabling processing is performed.
In step S39, if the processing possibility flag 3c3 is in the processing impossible state, it is set to "processing possible". Further, the processing icon F2 on the basic screen is made selectable. However, the process of setting the processing icon F2 to a selectable state or setting the processing icon F2 to a non-selectable state as described later may be performed in the basic state after the processing feasibility determination is completed.

In the determination processing in step S37, the style, frame border, and shadow of the processed processing type of the edited image and the specified processing type are compared, and if all the processing types match, the process proceeds to step S38. If the processing enable / disable flag is in the processing enable state, it is set to "processing impossible". Further, the processing icon F2 on the basic screen is set to a non-selectable state.

In this way, it is possible to determine whether or not the instruction of the processing for the actual image data is valid. Only when the processing instruction is valid, the processing instruction Q13 can be selected to instruct the image processing.

FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the procedure of the processing according to the present embodiment. The image processing instruction Q13 (the instruction of the processing F2 in FIG. 4) starts the processing in FIG. 18, but the processing is started only when the processing permission flag 3c3 indicates that processing is possible.

When the processing is started, first, in step S
At 51, the style processing indicated by the style ID set in the style area 3c21 of the processing type 3c2 is performed on the image data of the image data area 3a1.
Then, in step S52, the processed machining type 3c1
The style ID corresponding to the processing performed in step S51 is registered in the style area 3c11. At this point, the style IDs of the style areas 3c11 and 3c21 match.

Next, in step S53, the border I set in the border area 3c22 of the processing type 3c2 is set.
The border processing indicated by D is performed on the image data in the image data area 3a1, and the border ID corresponding to the processing content performed in step S53 is registered in the processed processing type 3c1 border area 3c12 in step S54. . At this point, the border IDs of the border regions 3c12 and 3c22 match.

Further, in step S55, processing type 3
Shadow processing indicated by the shadow ID set in the shadow area 3c23 of c2 is performed on the image data of the image data area 3a1, and in step S56, the shadow processing is performed on the shadow area 3c13 of the processed processing type 3c1 in step S55. The shadow ID corresponding to the processed content is registered. at this point,
The shadow IDs of the shadow areas 3c13 and 3c23 match. Finally, in step S58, the processed image data is displayed in the image display area F6.

In the above processing procedure, the style,
The processing order of the border and shadow is the same as the simple display processing. In the style processing, image data is processed according to a predetermined algorithm. Here, "antique" processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 19 as an example of processing for an actual image. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of antique processing which is one of style processing according to the present embodiment. In this processing, the full-color image data is made to have a sepia tone like an old photograph, while retaining the color of the original image.

First, when processing an image, an original image (an image immediately after being called from a medium or an image processed by the immediately preceding processing; any method may be used as an application specification) is stored. An area, an area for storing an image obtained by processing the area, and an image data area of the workpiece are required depending on the processing. In the present embodiment, an image data area 3a1 is used as an original image area, and a work image data area 3a2 having the same size as the original image is used as an image data area for storing an image processed and processed. This processing is
In addition to the original image and another image data area, no work image data area is used. Also, the following description is based on the assumption that, as image data handled in the present embodiment, full-color data in which one pixel is represented by one byte each of RGB, that is, 24 bits per pixel.

In the antique processing, first, in step S28, the original image (RGB image) of 3a1 is subjected to HLS conversion. HLS represents H = hue, L = brightness, S = saturation, and the image converted by the HLS conversion is H, L, S
Processing can be performed with each value. Since the conversion method and the HLS data are general, the description is omitted.

Next, in step S29, the value of S (chroma) of the HLS-transformed 3a1 image data is converted.
In order to represent the characteristics of an old photograph, in the present embodiment, the saturation is reduced and the image is converted so as to become less vivid. There are various methods for calculating the saturation in this case, such as reducing the saturation of each pixel by a fixed amount, decreasing the saturation proportionally according to the original saturation value, or using a gamma function. No. If the saturation is reduced for the entire image, step S30
In step (1), HLS inverse conversion is performed to return the image data in the image data area 3a1 to an RGB image again. Since this method is also general, the description is omitted.

Next, in steps S31 and S32, RG
For the 3a1 image data converted to a B image, R
A process of increasing the value of (red) and decreasing the value of B (blue) is performed. As a result, the original image has a sepia tone and can be converted like an old photograph. As a method of calculating the RGB values when the value of R is increased or the value of B is decreased in steps S31 and S32, there are various conversion methods such as the saturation conversion method in step S29. An example is shown below. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a color conversion graph in antique processing. FIG. 11 shows a graph in which a certain value is added to R data and a certain value is subtracted from B data to determine a pixel value after conversion. If such a graph is prepared in advance as a table in the program, the time required to calculate the expression by a mathematical expression can be reduced each time the conversion is performed.

When the processing is performed in this manner, an image of the processing result is created in the work image data area 3a2. Depending on the specifications of the application, the image in this area may be used as an “actual image”, or the processed image data may be copied into an original image of 3a1 and used as an “original image” for subsequent processing. .

As described above, by repeating the simple processing, the user can perform antique processing that resembles an old photograph with only one instruction.

In the border processing in step S53, the borders are combined as shown in FIG. 7A. In this processing, frame data prepared in advance is synthesized with image data. However, in the simple border display, the inside of the frame is described as “having a light gray value”, but in the border processing, the inside of the frame is provided as mask data as separate data. If the border data and the image data to be processed have different sizes, the processing is performed while resizing the border data. The shadow processing in step S55 is processed as shown in FIG. However, in the simple shadow display, “the outside of the border has a dark gray color”, but in the shadow processing, the outside of the border is masked as separate data. If no border is applied, data having the same size as the image to be processed is considered as the mask data, and shadow processing is performed. In any of the frame processing and the shadow processing, it is desirable to adopt a processing method that saves a work image area in order to save memory.

Lastly, when printing or storing actual image data, if the same processing as the specified processing type is not performed on the actual image data, the specified processing type is used. Processes P3 and P5 for allowing the user to determine whether to execute a function on a processed image or on image data existing at that time will be described.

As described in the processing possibility determination processing P7 described above, in the application in the present embodiment, the designated processing type may be different from the processing type in which the actual image data has been processed. In such a state, the user is prompted to select whether to print or save the image data at that time or to print or save the image data processed to the specified processing type. This is the processing. Hereinafter, a case where the print function is selected will be described.

In the basic state, when the print function is instructed by the user (Q7), the print processing shown in FIG. 20 is started. In the print image determination process P3, first, it is determined whether or not the designated processing type is different from the processing type in which the actual image data has been processed. Since this determination method has already been determined by the above-described processing availability determination process P7, the determination can be made by referring to the processing availability flag 3c3 (step S71). If the processing possibility flag 3c3 indicates a processing impossible state, that is, it means that the designated processing type matches the processing type in which the actual image data has been processed, and the process immediately proceeds to the printing process. good. However, if the processability flag 3c3 indicates a processable state, the designated process type does not match the process type in which the actual image data has been processed.
The user is determined by, for example, displaying a screen for allowing the user to select whether to print the image data at that time or to process the image data into the specified processing type before printing (step S72).

If the determination is "print the current image data (Q9)", the flow directly proceeds to the printing process (steps S73 and S75). Conversely, if it is “processed and then printed (Q8)”, image processing P2 is performed (step S74). The image processing P2 is performed as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 19, the specified processing is performed on the actual image data. When the processing is completed, a printing process is executed (step S75). At the end of the processing, the image data of the processing result may be displayed on a screen or the like, so that the user can determine whether or not to print the image.

As described above, the processing method and apparatus according to the present embodiment are configured by processing that gives various considerations to the user.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when processing is performed on an arbitrary two-dimensional color image, a black-and-white multivalued image, or a black-and-white binary image, before processing is performed on actual image data. By displaying the simplified display in a pseudo manner using the display data prepared in advance, the result of the processing can be immediately confirmed.

<Other Embodiments> In the above embodiment, display data is prepared for each style and each border, and the display data is actually processed for the processing of borders and shadows. May be prepared, and the processing of the change of each style may be actually performed to indicate the processing result.

Further, in the above embodiment, the order of the processing is fixed in the order of “style” → “border” → “shadow”, so that the style change cannot be applied to the entire image with the border added. However, if the display data is configured to perform the same style change processing as the actual one as described above, and if an area for storing the order of the change instruction is provided, it is possible to specify the style change after specifying the border processing. Thereby, the style change can be applied to the entire display data to which the border is added. Further, by controlling the order of the processing according to the stored order of the change instructions, the order of the processing can be reflected in the actual processing to the image data. In this way, a variety of processing can be performed.

Further, for example, display data for a case where a style change is instructed after adding a border (for example,
The display data of the border that has been style-changed for each border may be prepared. in this case,
If a style is specified after the border specification, the border specified in the previous simple border display may be changed to the display border data after the specified style change.

As described above, when the processing order is changed, step S is performed in accordance with the stored processing instruction order.
The processing order of 51 to S57 will be changed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the processing performed on the image data has been described using the style, the border, and the shadow as an example. However, the application of the present invention is not limited to these processings. Absent.

The present invention can be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices (for example, a host computer, an interface device, a reader, a printer, etc.), and can be applied to a single device (for example, a copier, a facsimile). Device).

Further, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage medium storing a program code of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or an apparatus, and to provide a computer (or CPU) of the system or apparatus.
And MPU) read and execute the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

Examples of a storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, and CD.
-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) May perform some or all of the actual processing, and the processing may realize the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided on a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instruction of the program code, It goes without saying that the CPU included in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

As described above, according to the present invention, when desired processing is performed on image data, the applicable processing is performed without processing the image data to be processed. The result can be confirmed.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a data processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a data configuration in a processing type storage area 3c.

FIG. 3 is a state transition diagram showing transition of each processing state in the data processing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display example in a basic state T1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration example of a style screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a border screen for selecting each border prepared in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing for synthesizing a forehead;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a shadow screen for selecting a shadow pattern that can be selected in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining synthesis of a forehead and a shadow.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method of using a display work area 3b1.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a color conversion graph in antique processing.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of an image processing process in the data processing device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a simple display process.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of simple style display.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a frame border simple display process.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a shadow simple display process.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a processing availability determination process according to the embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the procedure of the processing according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of antique processing which is one of style processing according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a print processing procedure according to the present embodiment.

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus for performing desired processing on image data, a storage unit for storing at least one display data, a specifying unit for specifying a desired processing, and the specifying unit Acquiring means for acquiring result display data corresponding to a result of applying the processing specified in the above to the display data; anddisplay means for displaying the result data acquired by the acquiring means. Information processing device. 2. The storage means stores first display data before processing and second display data indicating a result of applying a predetermined processing to the first display data. The means for acquiring the second display data stored in the storage means as result display data corresponding to the predetermined processing when the predetermined processing is designated. 2. The information processing device according to 1. 3. When the processing means other than the predetermined processing processing is designated, the acquisition means performs the processing processing designated by the designation means on the first display data stored in the storage means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the data for displaying a result is obtained by performing the processing. 4. When another processing is specified after the predetermined processing is specified, the acquisition unit adds the another processing to the second display data corresponding to the predetermined processing. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein data for result display is obtained by performing the following. 5. A processing apparatus further comprising: holding means for holding the contents of the processing specified by the specifying means; and processing means for processing the image data based on the contents of the processing held by the holding means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 6. The processing device according to claim 1, wherein the holding unit holds the processing and the order specified by the specifying unit, and the processing unit stores the image based on the content of the processing and the order held by the holding unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the data is processed. 7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second holding unit configured to hold a content of the processing performed on the image data by the processing unit, wherein the processing unit stores the content of the processing held by the holding unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the processing can be executed when a content of the processing held in the second holding unit is different. 8. When the output of the image data is requested, when the contents of the processing held in each of the holding unit and the second holding unit are different, there is further provided a notifying unit for notifying the fact. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus has a plurality of processing processing categories, and the execution order of the plurality of categories is fixed. 10. The acquiring means is obtained by applying the processing specified at that time to the display data in accordance with the execution order of the category every time the processing is specified by the specifying means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the data is obtained as result display data. 11. An information processing method for performing a desired processing on image data, wherein a specifying step of specifying a desired processing and a processing specified in the specifying are stored in a memory. An information processing method, comprising: an obtaining step of obtaining result display data corresponding to a result applied to the obtained display data; and a displaying step of displaying the result data obtained in the obtaining step. 12. A storage medium for storing a control program for performing desired processing on image data, said control program causing a computer to store at least one display data, Designating means for designating the processing of the following; acquiring means for acquiring result display data corresponding to a result of applying the processing specified by the designating means to the display data; A storage medium characterized by functioning as display means for displaying data.