Document editing system and method

• US 6,202,073 B1
• Filed: 05/30/1997
• Issued: 03/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Fumiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kindred, Alford W.
• Application Number:
  US08/866,104
• Time in Patent Office: 1,383 Days
• Field of Search: 707/517, 707/520, 707/523, 707/526, 707/530, 707/104, 345/418, 345/433, 345/112, 345/115, 345/116-118, 345/121, 345/127, 345/133, 345/326, 345/327
• US Class Current: 715/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

A document editing system edits a document which includes image data. A processing script for editing the image data is either selective or nonselective. If the processing script is nonselective, image editing is automatically performed without user intervention. If the processing script is selective, a user selects a preferred image while observing a certain number of automatically edited images obtained as a result of processing. The processing script assigns a template for providing a minimum user interface, which is selectively displayed for image editing in accordance with the processing script. Thus, a user who is unfamiliar with image editing can easily perform such editing.

Claims

1. A document editing system comprising:

document storage, adapted to store a document;

image region storage, adapted to store information of an image region in the document;

editing operation storage, adapted to store at least one editing operation which has been prepared in advance for editing images to be displayed in the image region;

an image input unit adapted to input an image;

an editing unit adapted to edit the input image based on the at least one editing operation stored in said editing operation storage; and

a display controller, adapted to control display on a display screen of the document and the edited image in the image region based on the stored information of the image region.

2. A document editing system according to claim 1, further comprising:

size storage, adapted to store the size of the image region; and

a resizing unit, adapted to resize the image based on the size of the image region.

3. A document editing system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a window display unit, adapted to display of a first window and a second window on the display screen;

a controller, adapted to cause display of the document having the image region in the first window and display of a plurality of images in the second window; and

a selector, adapted to select an image from the images displayed in the second window,

wherein said input unit inputs the image selected by said selector into the image region.

4. A document editing system comprising:

document storage, adapted to store a document;

image region storage, adapted to store information of an image region in the document;

editing operation storage, adapted to store a first kind of editing operation and a second kind of editing operation;

an image input unit, adapted to input an image;

an editing unit, adapted to edit the input image based on the first kind of editing operation and the second kind of editing operation stored in said editing operation storage, respectively;

a selector, adapted to select an image from the edited images; and

a display controller, adapted to display on a display screen the document and the selected image in the image region based on the stored information of the image region.

5. A document editing system according to claim 4, further comprising:

size storage, adapted to store the size of the image region; and

a resizing unit, adapted to resize the image based on the size of the image region.

6. A document editing system according to claim 4, further comprising:

a window display unit, adapted to display a first window and a second window on the display screen; and

a controller, adapted to cause display of the document having the image region in the first window and display of the edited images in the second window, wherein said selector selects an image from the image displayed in the second window.

9. A document editing system according to claim 4, further comprising:

a window display unit, adapted to display the first window and the second window on said display screen; and

a controller, adapted to cause display of the document having the image region in the first window and display of the input image and the at least one editing tool in the second window.

7. A document editing system comprising:

document storage, adapted to store a document;

image region storage, adapted to store information of an image region in the document;

editing operation storage, adapted to store at least one editing operation which has been prepared in advance for editing an image to be displayed in the image region;

an image input unit, adapted to input an image;

an editing tool display unit, adapted to display at least one editing tool based on the at least one editing operation;

an editing unit, adapted to edit the input image in accordance with an instruction by the at least one editing tool; and

a display controller, adapted to cause display on a display screen of the document and of the edited image in the image region based on the stored information of the image region.

8. A document editing system according to claim 7, further comprising:

size storage, adapted to store the size of the image region; and

a resizing unit, adapted to resize the image based on the size of the image region.

10. A document editing method comprising:

a document storage step, of storing a document;

an image region storage steps of storing information of an image region in the document;

an editing operation storage step, of storing at least one editing operation prepared in advance for editing images to be displayed in the image region;

an image input step, of inputting an image;

an editing steps of editing the input image based on the at least one editing operation stored in said editing operation storage step; and

a display control step, of displaying on a display screen the document and the edited image in the image region based on the stored information of the image region.

11. A document editing method according to claim 10, further comprising:

a size storage steps of storing the size of the image region; and

a resizing step, of resizing the image based on the size of the image region.

12. A document editing method according to claim 10, further comprising:

a window display step, of displaying a first window and a second window on the display screen;

a control step, of displaying the document having the image region in the first window and displaying a plurality of images in the second window; and

a selection step, of selecting an image from the images displayed in the second window, wherein said input step includes inputting the image selected in said selection step into the image region.

13. A document editing method comprising:

a document storage step, of storing a document;

an image region storage step, of storing information of an image region in the document;

an editing operation storage step, of storing in advance a first kind of editing operation and a second kind of editing operation;

an image input step, of inputting an image;

an editing step, of editing the input image based on the first kind of editing operation and the second kind of editing operation stored in said editing operation storage step, respectively;

a selecting step, of selecting an image from the edited images; and

a display control step, of displaying on a display screen the document and the selected image in the image region based on the stored information of the image region.

14. A document editing method according to claim 13, further comprising:

a size storage step, of storing the size of the image region; and

a resizing step, of resizing the image based on the size of the image region.

15. A document editing method according to claim 13, further comprising:

a window display step, of displaying a first window and a second window on the display screen; and

a control step, of displaying the document having the image region in the first window and displaying the edited images in the second window, wherein said selecting step includes selecting an image from the image displayed in the second window.

18. A document editing method according to claim 13, further comprising:

a window display step, of displaying the first window and the second window on said display screen; and

a control step, of displaying the document having the image region in the first window and displaying the input image and the at least one editing tool in the second window.

16. A document editing method comprising:

a document storage step, of storing a document;

an image region storage step, of storing information of an image region in the document;

an editing operation storage step, of storing at least one editing operation prepared in advance for editing an image to be displayed in the image region;

an image input step, of inputting an image;

an editing tool display step, of displaying at least one editing tool based on the at least one editing operation;

an editing step, of editing the input image in accordance with an instruction by the at least one editing tool; and

a display control step, of displaying on a display screen the document and the edited image in the image region based on the stored information of the image region.

17. A document editing method according to claim 16, further comprising:

a size storage step, of storing the size of the image region; and

a resizing step, of resizing the image based on the size of the image region.

19. A computer readable medium having recorded thereon codes for implementing a computer implementable document editing method comprising:

a document storage step, of storing a document;

an image region storage step, of storing information of an image region in the document;

an editing operation storage step, of storing at least one editing operation prepared in advance for editing images to be displayed in the image region;

an image input step, of inputting an image;

an editing step, of editing the input image based on the at least one editing operation stored in said editing operation storage means; and

a display control step, of displaying on a display screen the document and the edited image in the image region based on the stored information of the image region.

20. A computer readable medium according to claim 19, wherein said document editing method further comprises:

a size storage step, of storing the size of the image region; and

a resizing step, of resizing the image based on the size of the image region.

21. A computer readable medium according to claim 19, wherein said document editing method further comprises:

a window display step, of displaying a first window and a second window on the display screen;

a control step, of displaying the document having the image region in the first window and displaying a plurality of images in the second window; and

a selection step, of selecting an image from the images displayed in the second window, wherein said input step includes inputting the image selected in said selection step into the image region.

22. A computer readable medium having recorded thereon codes for implementing a computer implementable document editing method comprising:

a document storage step, of storing a document;

an image region storage step, of storing information of an image region in the document;

an editing operation storage step, of storing in advance a first kind of editing operation and a second kind of editing operation;

an image input step, of inputting an image;

an editing step, of editing the input image based on the first kind of editing operation and the second kind of editing operation stored in said editing operation storage step, respectively;

a selecting step, of selecting an image from the edited images; and

a display control step, of displaying on a display screen the document and the selected image in the image region based on the stored information of the image region.

23. A computer readable medium according to claim 22, wherein said document editing method further comprises:

a size storage step, of storing the size of the image region; and

a resizing step, of resizing the image based on the size of the image region.

24. A computer readable medium according to claim 22, wherein said document editing method further comprises:

a window display step, of displaying a first window and a second window on the display screen; and

a control step, of displaying the document having the image region in the first window and displaying the edited images in the second window, wherein said selecting step includes selecting an image from the image displayed in the second window.

27. A computer readable medium according to claim 22, wherein said document editing method further comprises:

a window display step, of displaying the first window and the second window on said display screen; and

a control step, of displaying the document having the image region in the first window and displaying the input image and the at least one editing tool in the second window.

25. A computer readable medium having recorded thereon codes for implementing a computer implementable document editing method comprising:

a document storage step, of storing a document;

an image region storage step, of storing information of an image region in the document;

an editing operation storage step, of storing at least one editing operation prepared in advance for editing an image to be displayed in the image region;

an image input step, of inputting an image;

an editing tool display step, of displaying at least one editing tool based on the at least one editing operation;

an editing step, of editing the input image in accordance with an instruction by the at least one editing tool; and

a display control step, of displaying on a display screen the document and the edited image in the image region based on the stored information of the image region.

26. A computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein said document editing method further comprises:

a size storage step, of storing the size of the image region; and

a resizing step, of resizing the image based on the size of the image region.