JPS6274154A - Image filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly and easily grasp the correspondence of an editing image and an original image, by storing original image read-out information together with the editing image, on a memory device. CONSTITUTION:An image inputted from an image input device 1 is written and registered in a memory device 3 by the image memory device 2. From the image in an image data base, a desired image is read out by an image read-out device 4, and an editing work is executed by an editing device 5. An editing image on an image display device 6 is written in the memory device 3 by an editing recording device 7. At the same time, original image read-out information containing a storage address in the memory device 3 of an original image of an image for constituting an editing picture is written in the memory device 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an image file device used for handling an image database.

[Prior Art] In a conventional image file device, for example, a plurality of images obtained by reducing searched images among already registered images are automatically displayed on the same screen of an image display, and a user can select one from among the images. Original image of the image (unreduced image)
For example, it was possible to read out and display it from an optical disk. However, if the user edits and arranges the original image in a free format and records the edited image on the optical disk,
When retrieving and displaying the edited image during subsequent image reading, it was not possible to display the corresponding original image from the reduced image or partial image on the screen.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, in conventional image file devices, users can freely arrange multiple images (reduced images, etc.) to create an edited image, and any reduced image or Since it is not possible to directly and quickly display a corresponding original image from a fragment of an image, it takes a lot of time and effort to display the corresponding original image and has the disadvantage of poor operability.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to make it possible to directly and quickly display the corresponding original image from any reduced image or image fragment in the edited image created by Coser. It attempts to provide a file device.

[Means for solving problems]

The image file device of the present invention includes an image input means for inputting an image, a storage means for storing the image, and an image recording means for recording the image input from the image input means into the storage means. , an image reading means for reading out a desired image from the storage means, an editing means for editing the read original image, an image display means for displaying the image, and an image displayed on the image display means. edited image recording means for writing the edited image into the storage means, and information for writing into the storage means original image read information for displaying and covering the original image corresponding to the edited image when recording the edited image. It is characterized by comprising a recording means.

[Effect]

In the above configuration, -C, -1-Li- arranges multiple reduced images on the screen and records the C edited image in the storage device. Original image readout information indicating where in the storage device the original image is stored is recorded in the storage device 1-. When displaying (1), read out where in the storage device the original image of the image in the area specified by the user in the edited image is stored from the corresponding original image readout information in the storage device, and read this information. The original image can be read and displayed from the address of the original image.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the image file apparatus of the present invention. Images manually input from an image input device 1 such as a camera are recorded and registered in a C storage device 3 by an image recording means 2. This σ recording operation is performed on every image in the hexagonal table to create an image database. A desired image is read out from the images in the image database using an image reading device 4, and an editing device 5 performs necessary editing operations such as moving one reduced image. Edited images of the image display device 60, which have been edited in this manner and include images Δ11 to G17 as shown in FIG. At the same time, original image readout information, an example of which is shown in FIG. 4, including the storage address in the storage device 3 of the original image of the image forming the editing screen is also written into the storage device 3. Note that the storage device 3 described above may be an optical disk, a magnetic disk, or the like.

The original image readout information is obtained by numbering the screen areas on the editing screen as shown in Figure 3, and assigning the storage address of the original image corresponding to the image in the numbered area as shown in Figure 4 to the area number. Record and configure each time. For example, since the image A11 in FIG. 2 exists in the area of 1°2.5.6 in FIG. 3, NO, 1, 2,
Address 10 in the storage device 3 of the image A11 is shown in 5 and 6.
Record 0. In this way, the memory address 2 of image A
1 to 27 of the image G are recorded in the original image read information. In FIG. 3, the screen is divided into 16 parts, but it is of course possible to divide the screen into 36 parts, 64 parts, etc.

After reading and displaying the edited image recorded as described above, the operator displays, for example, the original image of the image area 16 @G17 shown in FIG. 3 on the display screen as shown in FIG. When instructed, a command is sent to the image reading device 4 to read the image address 6000 of the image area hili 16 from the corresponding original image reading information in the storage device 3, and the original image at address 6000 is displayed on the image display device 60.

The present invention is not limited only to the embodiments described above, and numerous modifications and changes are possible. For example, in the embodiment described above, the images constituting the image database and the original image @read information are stored in the same storage device, but it is also possible to store them in separate storage devices. In this case, the same operation can be performed by adding search information for the image when recording the image, and recording the address in another storage device.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above detailed explanation, according to the image file device of the present invention, an edited image freely created by a user can be recorded on a storage device, and at the same time, it can be recorded in any area on the screen. On the other hand, since the original image readout information indicating where the original image is stored in the storage device is also recorded on the storage device, it is possible to use any reduced image or image fragment in the edited image. The original image can be displayed directly and quickly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the image file device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a line diagram showing an example of screen split display in the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an example of numbering of screen areas in the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of original image readout information in the present invention. 1... Image input device 2... Image recording device 3.
...Storage device 4...Image reading device 5...
- Editing device 6... Image display device 7... Editing recording device 8... Information recording device 12-17.
. . . Image @A to Image G 21 to 21 . . . Image A storage 7192 to Image G storage address FIG. B, r-Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. an image input means for inputting an image; a storage means for storing the image; and an image recording means for recording the image input from the image input means into the storage means;
an image reading means for reading out a desired image from the storage means, an editing means for editing the read original image, an image display means for displaying the image, and an image displayed on the image display means. edited image recording means for writing the edited image into the storage means; and information recording means for writing original image read information into the storage means for displaying the original image corresponding to the edited image when recording the edited image. An image acquisition device characterized by comprising: means.