JPH0879673A - Still picture recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a still picture recording and reproducing device capable of easily editing the selection pictures of plural programs and furthermore to list-display them for selection in the still picture recording and reproducing device capable of automatically taking out the picture on an optical disk in a previously decided order and displaying plural programs on a monitor. CONSTITUTION: The compressed picture of each of the plural programs is read out (S2), the compressed pictures of the respective programs are list-displayed on a high-vision monitor (S3), a characteristic compressed picture is selected by a mouse (S4) and a memory in a personal computer stores an address on the optical disk of the compressed picture corresponding to each program (S5). Then, the compressed pictures characteristic to each program are list-displayed based on data stored in the memory in the personal computer (S6), a desired compressed picture is selected from the listed-display by means of the mouse (S7), and then the selected program is automatically started (S8).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a still picture reproducing apparatus for recording a plurality of still pictures on a still picture recording medium and reproducing the recorded still pictures.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a photograph, a printed matter, or the like is captured as high-resolution image data, recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium, and the high-resolution image data is displayed on a high-resolution television monitor such as a high-definition monitor. A system that displays images is proposed. For example, JP-A-5-22682 (H04N5 /
There is a technique as shown in 76).

The structure as shown in FIG. The operation of this prior art will be described. The image scanner 1 scans and reads a photograph or a printed matter, and the image processor 3 extracts an image of a desired area designated by the mouse 7 as image data, and the optical disc drive 2 captures the image on the optical disc.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when an image A is read from a scanner and areas A to D in the image are designated, the area designated image is enlarged and the image B is displayed on the high-definition monitor 6. Then, the image is written on the optical disc.

Then, the image is read from the recorded optical disc and the image of which the area is designated is displayed on the high-definition monitor 6. The personal computer 4 controls the image processor 3 and confirms the control operation on the personal computer monitor 5.

In this conventional technique, the following method is available as a method for designating an area by capturing with the image scanner 1.

First, in order to know the entire image to be input, it is read by a scanner. In this case, a monochrome image is input that can be processed at a higher speed than inputting a color image. Then, since the size of the original of the input image is unknown, so-called pre-scan is performed to scan the area that can be read by the scanner.

The area of the image to be input is specified by the mouse based on the prescan image, and this time, only the specified area is captured as the color input image. This is called a main scan. If the designated areas are different, the same operation is repeated.

As described above, the originals to be sequentially input are taken in by the replacement scanner, the desired area is stored in the optical disk, read from the optical disk, and displayed on the high-definition monitor.

By the way, since many images are stored on the optical disk, the images must be organized. Therefore, it has been proposed to store a reduced image obtained by reducing the image captured by the main scan on an optical disc and display the reduced image as a list on the high-definition monitor 6.

In order to explain this operation, the image processor will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. The image data scanned by the image scanner 1 is written into the high-definition frame memory 10 via the interface (IF) circuit 8, and the image data in the frame memory 10 is compressed by the compression / decompression control circuit 11.
Then, the compressed image data is written to the compressed data memory 12 and then supplied to the optical disc drive 2 via the interface (IF) circuit 9 for writing on the optical disc.

At this time, when it is instructed to write the above-mentioned compressed image data on the optical disk, the CPU 1
3, the control instruction is given to thin out the image data in the frame memory 10 and reduce it to 1/64.
It is instructed to write the 64 reduced image data and the compressed image data to the optical disc. These commands are for PC 1
There is a command command from 4, and the CPU 1
3 issues each control command.

Since the reduced image data and the compressed image data are stored in the optical disc with corresponding addresses, the compressed image data can be called from the reduced image data and vice versa. is there.

Therefore, since there is reduced image data corresponding to these compressed image data, in the still image recording / reproducing apparatus of such a system, the reduced image data as shown in FIG. It is also possible to display it.

In the list display, when there is a command from the personal computer 4, the CPU 13 sequentially reads out the reduced image data of the optical disc, and the high-definition frame memory 10
In the D / A conversion unit 15.

When a frame of the reduced image data is designated with the mouse 7 from the displayed list, the D / A conversion unit 1
The mouse position confirmation circuit 14 of the CPU 13 confirms the frame position via 5, and the corresponding image data is read from the optical disc, and the image data is read via the high-definition frame memory 10.
The / A converter 15 converts the analog signal and displays the image on the high-definition monitor 6. The D / A converter 15
Since the display control is also performed, is supplied to the CPU 13 via the D / A conversion unit 7 in order to confirm the position of the mouse 7.

Further, this system is provided with a function that allows the operator to automatically program the image data stored in the optical disc to be sequentially displayed on the high-definition monitor 6 in an arbitrary order.
This function will be referred to as an automatic program program hereinafter.
For example, when editing of an automatic program program is specified on the personal computer 13, the operator selects desired image data and determines the display order, and the personal computer 4 stores the program and the operator executes the automatic program program. If specified, it is automatically displayed on the high-definition monitor 6 according to the program. This automatic program program can edit a plurality of programs.

However, since this automatic program program can be a plurality of programs as described above, in order to select a program on the high-definition monitor screen, one program selection image is prepared in advance, or It was necessary to create a program for program selection.

[0019]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a still image in which a plurality of programs for automatically extracting images on an optical disk in a predetermined order and displaying them on a monitor can be programmed. (EN) A still image recording / reproducing apparatus capable of easily editing a selection screen of a plurality of programs in a recording / reproducing apparatus, and further displaying a list for selection.

[0020]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a scanner for scanning an original and converting it into prescanning and color image data, a first storage means for storing the image data, and the stored prescan. Designating means for designating an image of a desired area from the image data for use, control means for controlling the area designated by the designating means to scan the original from the original and reading it as color image data, and reading by the control means. In a still image recording / reproducing apparatus comprising a recording medium for storing the obtained color image data and a means for reproducing and displaying an image read from the recording medium, the color image data read by the scanner is stored, Image compression means for image-compressing the image data, and second storage means for storing the color-compressed image data obtained by the image compression means. A means for writing the color compressed image data to the recording medium, a means for programming to read and display a plurality of color images written on the recording medium in an arbitrary order, and a means for reducing the color image data. A still image recording / reproducing apparatus comprising image reducing means and means for displaying a list of the contents of the plurality of programs using the reduced image data.

[0021]

According to the present invention, with the above configuration, the contents of a plurality of program programs can be understood at a glance, and the program programs can be automatically started only by selecting them.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention, but the basic operation is the same as that of the prior art, and therefore its explanation is omitted. A feature of the present invention is that a program for the CPU 13 is added, and its description will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

First, as described in the prior art, when the desired image data is sequentially designated from the image data on the optical disc by the personal computer 4 for editing the program, 1/64 reduced image data of the image data is read from the optical disc. And is displayed on the high-definition monitor 6. In this way, when the images are sequentially specified and the program is edited, 1 /
A list of 64 reduced images is displayed. In FIG. 4, the image number is a so-called address written on the optical disc. In this way, the operator can freely create a plurality of desired programs.

Next, in order to make a list display of the created programs, the following is done. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 and FIG. A program program created by selecting desired image data from the optical disc, here, for the sake of explanation, if a program program of A: animation, B: mountain, C: river is created as shown in FIG. First, a program to be displayed in a list is selected (S1).

Then, for the selected program, the image number (address) displayed in the program is read from the optical disk (S2), and the corresponding 1/64 reduced image data is displayed on the high-definition monitor 6 as a list (S3). .

For example, in FIG. 3, each program status is displayed like ABC. In this state, an image that clearly shows the contents of the program is selected from the program with the mouse 7. For example, in the case of A animation, 46 image numbers are selected (S4).

Then, the program selection mode is set, and 46 images from the programs of A are pasted to 1 of the program selection mode screen. Then, when the operator is satisfied, the image is stored in the memory in the personal computer 4 so that 46 images are displayed at the address 1 in the list display of the selection mode (S5). Below, specify programs B and C in order,
A 1/64 reduced image from each program is selected and put in an available address in the selection mode list display.

By doing so, the memory in the personal computer 4 has a shape like a memory map as shown in FIG. The list number is the selection number shown in the list display of FIG. 6, and the program name corresponding to it and the designated image number are stored.

Next, a case where a program is automatically reproduced from the list display state of the program selection mode will be described. When the selection mode is instructed on the personal computer 4, the optical disk is displayed as shown in FIG.
The 1/64 reduced image data based on the stored memory is read out and displayed as a list on the high-definition monitor 6 (S6). For example, the state is as shown in the program selection mode of FIG.

In this state, when the image of the desired program is designated by the mouse 7 (S7), the program program corresponding to the address, that is, the selection number is searched for and the program program is automatically started (S8). In Fig. 3, if you specify the selection number of 1, the animation program of A, B
Then, the program of the mountain and the river of C are automatically started. Then, when the reproduction is finished, the list display of the original program selection mode is returned (S9).

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the contents of the program programs to be automatically started can be displayed as a list on the monitor and can be selected, the desired program can be recognized at a glance and the program program can be Since it can be started from the screen, it is very easy to use. Further, the operator can freely specify the contents of the list display in the selection mode.

Further, since the conventional list display function is used, there is no need to add anything in terms of hardware configuration, and there is an effect that the cost can be saved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a list display state of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a list display on the high-definition monitor of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a storage state in a memory in a program selection mode of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a list display of selection modes on the high-definition monitor of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a conventional technique.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 image scanner 2 optical disk drive 3 image processor 4 personal computer 5 personal computer monitor 6 high-definition monitor 7 mouse 8 interface control circuit 9 interface control circuit 10 high-definition frame memory 11 compression / decompression control circuit 12 compressed data memory 13 CPU 14 mouse position recognition circuit 15 D / A converter

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A scanner for scanning an original and converting it into pre-scan and color image data, a first storage means for storing the image data, and a desired area from the stored pre-scan image data. A designation unit for designating an image, a control unit for controlling the region designated by the designation unit to scan the document from the original by the scanner and read it as color image data, and the color image data read by the control unit are stored. An image for storing color image data read by the scanner and compressing the image data in a still image recording / reproducing apparatus comprising a recording medium and means for reproducing and displaying an image read from the recording medium. The compression means, the second storage means for storing the color compressed image data obtained by the image compression means, and the color compressed image data Data on the recording medium, a means for programming to read and display a plurality of color images written on the recording medium in an arbitrary order, an image reducing means for reducing the color image data, A still image recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: means for displaying a list of the contents of the plurality of programs using the reduced image data.