Electronic device which renders graph, graph display method and recording medium in which graph rendering program is recorded

• US 8,791,959 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Hiromi
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, M Good
• Application Number:
  US13/426,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20120242690A1
• Time in Patent Office: 859 Days
• Field of Search: 345/629
• US Class Current: 345/629
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/02 manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0216 Constructional details or arrangements

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including a display which displays an image, a graph graphic detection unit which detects a graph graphic matching any of predetermined graph shapes in the image, a graph rendering unit which renders a graph overlapping the graph graphic, a length input line segment designation unit which designates any one of line segments included in the image as a line segment subject to length input, a line segment length input unit which inputs a length of the line segment subject to length input, a point of origin setting unit which sets a point of origin of a coordinate system, a display range calculation unit which calculates a display range of the coordinate system, and a graph equation calculation unit which calculates a graph equation of the graph and displays a calculation result in the display.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display which displays an image;

a graph graphic detection unit which detects graph graphics matching predetermined graph shapes in the image;

a graph rendering unit which renders graphs overlapping the graph graphics which are detected by the graph graphic detection unit;

a length input line segment designation unit which designates any one of line segments included in the image as a line segment subject to length input based on a user'"'"'s operation;

a line segment length input unit which inputs a given length of the line segment designated by the length input line segment designation unit, based on a user'"'"'s operation;

a point of origin setting unit which sets a point of origin of an XY coordinate system in the image according to positions and shapes of the graphs;

a display range calculation unit which calculates a display range of the XY coordinate system which is set so as to be superimposed on the image based on the input length of the designated line segment, the XY coordinate system having a minimum X coordinate value, a maximum X coordinate value, a minimum Y coordinate value, and a maximum Y coordinate value;

a graph equation calculation unit which calculates graph equations of the rendered graphs based on the display range and displays calculation results on the display; and

a trace coordinate display unit which displays a tracing point on one of the rendered graphs, moves the tracing point on the graph according to a user'"'"'s operation, and displays coordinates of the moved tracing point.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the graph graphic detection unit detects graph graphics of a parabola or a circle included in the image, and

the point of origin setting unit comprises;

a circle determination unit which determines whether a detected graph graphic is a parabola or a circle; and

a lowest part setting unit which, when the circle determination unit determines that the detected graph graphic is a circle, sets a position of a lowest part of the detected graph graphic as the point of origin.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the graph graphic detection unit detects graph graphics of a parabola or a circle included in the image, and

the point of origin setting unit comprises;

a parabola determination unit which determines whether a detected graph graphic is a parabola opened upward or downward;

a symmetric determination unit which, when the parabola determination unit determines that the graph graphic is a parabola opened upward or downward, determines whether the graph graphic is bilaterally symmetric;

an upward open determination unit which, when the symmetric determination unit determines that the graph graphic is bilaterally symmetric, determines whether the graph graphic is a parabola opened upward;

a first apex setting unit which, when the upward open determination unit determines that the graph graphic is a parabola opened upward, sets a position of an apex of the graph graphic as the point of origin; and

a second apex setting unit which, when the upward open determination unit determines that the graph graphic is not a parabola opened upward, sets the point of origin at a position where an X coordinate of the apex of the graph graphic is set as an X coordinate of the point of origin and a Y coordinate of a lowest part of the graph graphic is set as a Y coordinate of the point of origin.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the graph graphic detection unit detects graph graphics of a parabola or a circle, included in the image, and

the point of origin setting unit comprises;

a parabola determination unit which determines whether a detected graph graphic is a parabola opened upward or downward;

a symmetric determination unit which, when the parabola determination unit determines that the graph graphic is a parabola opened upward or downward, determines whether the graph graphic is bilaterally symmetric;

a one side determination unit which, when the symmetric determination unit determines that the graph graphic is not bilaterally symmetric, determines whether the graph graphic is only one side of a parabola from an apex; and

a lower left corner setting unit which, when the one side determination unit determines that the graph graphic is one side of a parabola from the apex, sets a position of a lower left corner of a rectangle including the graph graphic as the point of origin.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a length calculation line segment designation unit which designates any one of the line segments included in the image as a line segment subject to length calculation based on a user'"'"'s operation; and

a line segment length calculation unit which calculates and displays a length of the line segment designated by the length calculation line segment designation unit based on the input length of the line segment designated by the length input line segment designation unit.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

a display which displays an image;

a graph graphic detection unit which detects graph graphics of a parabola and a circle included in the image;

a graph graphic selection unit which selects any graph graphic from the graph graphics of a parabola and a circle detected by the graph graphic detection unit, based on a user'"'"'s operation;

a graph rendering unit which renders a graph overlapping the graph graphic selected by the graph graphic selection unit;

a line segment length input unit which inputs a given length of any line segment among line segments included in the image, based on a user'"'"'s operation;

a display range calculation unit which calculates a display range of an XY coordinate system which is to be set so as to be superimposed on the image based on the input length of the line segment, the XY coordinate system having a minimum X coordinate value, a maximum X coordinate value, a minimum Y coordinate value, and a maximum Y coordinate value; and

a graph equation calculation unit which calculates a graph equation of the rendered graph based on the display range, and which displays a calculation result on the display.

7. The electric device as claimed in claim 6,

wherein the graph rendering unit comprises:

a color graph rendering unit which renders graphs in different colors by overlapping the graphs of different colors on the graph graphics of a parabola and a circle which are detected by the graph graphic detection unit;

a color graph equation display unit which displays general equations of graphs corresponding to the detected graph graphics respectively, in colors which are the same as colors of the rendered graphs; and

wherein the graph graphic selection unit comprises a graph equation selection unit which selects a general equation of any of the graphs displayed by the color graph equation display unit.

8. A graph display method, comprising:

detecting graph graphics matching predetermined graph shapes in an image displayed on a display;

rendering graphs overlapping the detected graph graphics;

designating any one of line segments included in the image as a line segment subject to length input based on a user'"'"'s operation;

inputting a given length of the designated line segment based on a user'"'"'s operation;

setting a point of origin of an XY coordinate system in the image according to positions and shapes of the graphs;

calculating a display range of the XY coordinate system which is to be set so as to be superimposed on the image based on the input length of the designated line segment, the XY coordinate system having a minimum X coordinate value, a maximum X coordinate value, a minimum Y coordinate value, and a maximum Y coordinate value;

calculating, based on the display range, graph equations of the rendered graphs, and displaying calculation results on the display; and

displaying a tracing point on one of the rendered graphs, moving the tracing point on the rendered graph according to a user'"'"'s operation, and displaying coordinates of the moved tracing point on the display.

9. A graph display method, comprising:

detecting graph graphics of a parabola and a circle included in an image displayed on a display;

selecting any graph graphic from the detected graph graphics of a parabola and a circle, based on a user'"'"'s operation;

rendering a graph overlapping the selected graph graphic;

inputting a given length of any line segment among line segments included in the image, based on a user'"'"'s operation;

first calculating a display range of an XY coordinate system which is set so as to be superimposed on the image based on the input length of the line segment, the XY coordinate system having a minimum X coordinate value, a maximum X coordinate value, a minimum Y coordinate value, and a maximum Y coordinate value; and

second calculating a graph equation of the rendered graph based on the display range, and displaying a calculation result on the display.

10. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon a program that is executable by a computer which comprises a display, the program being executable by the computer to cause the computer to function as:

a graph graphic detection unit which detects graph graphics matching predetermined graph shapes in an image displayed on the display;

a graph rendering unit which renders graphs overlapping the graph graphics which are detected by the graph graphic detection unit;

a length input line segment designation unit which designates any one of line segments included in the image as a line segment subject to length input based on a user'"'"'s operation;

a line segment length input unit which inputs a given length of the line segment designated by the length input line segment designation unit, based on a user'"'"'s operation;

a point of origin setting unit which sets a point of origin of an XY coordinate system in the image according to positions and shapes of the graphs;

a display range calculation unit which calculates a display range of the XY coordinate system which is set so as to be superimposed on the image based on the input length of the designated line segment, the XY coordinate system having a minimum X coordinate value, a maximum X coordinate value, a minimum Y coordinate value, and a maximum Y coordinate value;

a graph equation calculation unit which calculates graph equations of the rendered graphs based on the display range and displays calculation results on the display; and

a trace coordinate display unit which displays a tracing point on one of the rendered graphs, moves the tracing point on the graph according to a user'"'"'s operation, and displays coordinates of the moved tracing point.

11. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon a program that is executable by a computer which comprises a display, the program being executable by the computer to cause the computer to function as:

a graph graphic detection unit which detects graph graphics of a parabola and a circle included in an image displayed on the display;

a graph graphic selection unit which selects any graph graphic from the graph graphics of a parabola and a circle detected by the graph graphic detection unit, based on a user'"'"'s operation;

a graph rendering unit which renders a graph overlapping the graph graphic selected by the graph graphic selection unit;

a line segment length input unit which inputs a given length of any line segment among line segments included in the image, based on a user'"'"'s operation;

a display range calculation unit which calculates a display range of an XY coordinate system which is to be set so as to be superimposed on the image based on the input length of the line segment, the XY coordinate system having a minimum X coordinate value, a maximum X coordinate value, a minimum Y coordinate value, and a maximum Y coordinate value; and

a graph equation calculation unit which calculates a graph equation of the rendered graph based on the display range, and which displays a calculation result on the display.