Graphic preparing device

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1998-06-25

2001-04-03

Luu, Matthew (Department: 2672)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Graph generating

Reexamination Certificate

active

06211886

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a graphic preparing device which carries out drawing and editing of graphics using a pointing device so as to prepare desired graphics, and particularly to a graphic preparing device which utilizes an image taken by a camera for graphic preparation.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Conventionally, various graphic preparing devices for carrying out drawing and editing of graphics using a pointing device such as a mouse and an input pen have been proposed. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 77242/1996 (Tokukaihei 8-77242) discloses a graphic preparing device in which, for example, a map is prepared with ease by selecting a map symbol displayed on a map chart display window, and by setting the map symbol in a region selected using a pointing device such as a mouse.
Also, in order to conveniently prepare leaflets, etc., a mouse pointer is moved onto one of the cells of a clip-art chart window, and the mouse pointer is moved while pressing down the mouse button, and the clip-art of the cell is directly moved and pasted to a working region.
However, in the conventional techniques such as above, graphics are prepared by simply using a map symbol or a clip-art which has already been stored beforehand, and types of graphics which can be prepared are limited. Namely, graphics can only be prepared in accordance with image information which has already been stored.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a graphic preparing device capable of preparing graphics in accordance with not only image information which has already been stored in the graphic preparing device but also image information which is not stored beforehand.
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a graphic preparing device in accordance with the present invention includes storing means for storing a plurality of first image information added to a prepared graphic, displaying means for displaying the plurality of first image information, and selecting-drawing means for selecting desired image information from the plurality of image information displayed by the displaying means so as to draw selected image information on a predetermined position on a display screen, the graphic preparing device further comprising image information incorporating means for incorporating image information into the graphic preparing device, the image information being different from the first image information stored in the storing means, wherein the displaying means deals with, when the image information is incorporated by the image information incorporating means, incorporated image information and the first image information stored in the storing means in the same manner.
With this arrangement, the plurality of first image information stored in the storing means are displayed on the displaying means, and desirable image information is selected by the selecting-drawing means, and the image information thus selected is drawn on a predetermined position, thus preparing a graphic such as a map.
The above arrangement further includes image information incorporating means for incorporating image information, different from the plurality of first image information, into the graphic preparing device, and incorporated image information and the plurality of first image information are displayed together on the displaying means so as to deal with the incorporated image information and the plurality of first image information in the same manner. Therefore, it is possible to select by the selecting-drawing means not only the plurality of first image information but also the incorporated image, thus allowing graphics to be prepared using these image information.
With this arrangement, even when desirable image information is not stored beforehand in the graphic preparing device, since it is possible to incorporate desirable image information into the graphic preparing device, graphics can also be prepared in accordance with image information which is not stored beforehand. As a result, it is possible to prepare various types of graphics.
For a fuller understanding of the nature and advantages of the invention, reference should be made to the ensuing detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.


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