JPH08212189A - Time series data editing device and editing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Modified) [Purpose] To provide a time-series data editing device and method with high work efficiency when editing the display state of time-series data. [Structure] In a card-type database editing device that manages time-series data of a plurality of types of material data on a card-by-card basis, a main controller 1 that monitors the operation of each unit, a display device 2 of time-series data, and a display device An input device 3 that receives a display command and an edit command of time series data, a card data storage device 4 that stores time series information of material data, a material data storage device 5 such as a text and an image, and an instruction device The card data management unit 6 that reads the display state of the material data from the card data storage device and the content of the material data from the material data storage device, and the time-series data of the material data at the time of the instruction of the input device from the card data storage device. The display control unit 7 displays the read-out display position on the display device, and the display control unit stores the time-series data at the time when the instruction is given. Overlay the time-series data at a fixed time and display it.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to its display position, display /
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for editing time-series data whose display state such as deletion changes with the passage of time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Personal computers, workstations, etc. that handle multimedia data such as text information, image information, moving picture information, etc., use a development tool called an authoring tool when developing one work by integrating the multimedia data. use. Such a development tool is, for example, a card-type database that manages multimedia data by grouping a plurality of cards by grouping a group of multimedia data such as data related to one item of a picture book with the concept of one card. Form. For the work in which the card type database is formed, multimedia data is displayed on the screen for each card, and the user accesses another card by clicking an icon such as a button created in advance on the card.

A plurality of types of material data such as text information, image information, moving image information, etc. included in each card are managed as time series data, and the plurality of types of material data are simultaneously displayed at appropriate positions on the card. In addition, the display positions of a plurality of types of material data and display states such as display / erase can change with the passage of time. When editing a card-type database to change the display state of a plurality of types of material data as described above, the conventional editing device provides the user with the following editing method.

(1) The device displays the material data at one time point at a time on the screen, and the user edits the display state of the material data at one time point, and then the time point before or after the editing time point is changed. Display the material data on the screen and examine the relationship with the display state of the edited material data. (2) The device simultaneously displays the time-series data of all the time points on the card on the screen, and the user edits the display state of the material data while referring to the display states at the previous and subsequent time points.

[0005]

However, with the editing method of (1) above, it is not possible to edit while looking at the relationship with the display state of the material data at other times, so after editing once, The relationship with the display state of material data at the time of must be examined. In addition, in the editing method of (2) above, since a large number of display states are displayed all at once, it is difficult to know at what point the display state of each material data is, etc. Any of the editing methods has a problem that the editing work is complicated and the work efficiency is low.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and edits the display state of time-series data by displaying time-series data at a plurality of designated time points in an overlapping manner. An object of the present invention is to provide a time-series data editing device and a method for editing the time-series data which have high work efficiency.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a time series data editing apparatus which edits a display state of time series data, the display state of which changes with the passage of time. Sometimes, a first instructing means for instructing to display time-series data at another time point, and a display means for displaying time-series data at another instructed time point on the time-series data at a predetermined time point to be edited. It is characterized by having.

The time-series data editing apparatus of the second invention is the first invention.
In addition to the invention, when the time-series data at a predetermined time point is edited, a second instructing means for instructing to display a part of the time-series data at another time point is provided, and the display means of the first invention is the second instructing means. Some time series data of the other time point instructed by
It is characterized by further comprising means for displaying the time-series data at the predetermined time point in an overlapping manner.

The time-series data editing apparatus of the third invention is the first invention.
Alternatively, the display means of the second invention is provided with means for displaying the time-series data at another time point so as to be distinguishable from the time-series data at a predetermined time point to be edited.

The time-series data editing device of the fourth invention is the third invention.
The means for displaying the time-series data at a predetermined point of time according to the invention in a distinguishable manner is a means for displaying the time-series data at another point of time in a frame.

The time-series data editing device of the fifth invention is a time-series data editing device for editing a card-type database that manages time-series data of a plurality of types of material data whose display state fluctuates with time, in card units. At
A main control device that monitors the operation of each part, a display device that displays the contents of the card, an instruction that indicates the time point of the time-series data that should be displayed on the display device, and an input that accepts a display command and an editing command for the time-series data A device, a card data storage device that stores time-series information such as display / non-display state and display position of material data at each time point, and a material data storage device that stores the contents of the material data itself such as text and images. , A card data management unit for reading information on a display state of material data at a time point instructed through an input device from the card data storage device, and a content of material data at a time point instructed from the material data storage device, and an input device The time-series data of the material data at the time point instructed via is specified by the display position information read from the card data storage device. A display control unit for displaying at a display position on the display device, the display control unit, when editing the time-series data at a predetermined time point, when the time point of the time-series data to be displayed on the display device is instructed from the input device. The time series data at the instructed time point is displayed so as to be superimposed on the time series data at the predetermined time point to be edited.

A time-series data editing device of a sixth invention is the fifth invention.
The input device of the invention accepts the input of information designating any one of a plurality of types of material data, and the display control unit displays the material data to be displayed on the display device when editing the time-series data at a predetermined time. When the type and time point of the time series data are instructed from the input device, it is possible to display the time series data of the instructed type material data at the instructed time point over the time series data at the predetermined time point to be edited. Characterize.

A time-series data editing device of a seventh invention is the fifth invention.
Alternatively, the sixth display control unit displays the time-series data at the time point instructed by the input device in a frame when the time-series data at the predetermined time point is edited.

[0014]

The time-series data editing apparatus of the first invention and the time-series data editing method of the ninth invention provide an instruction when the time-series data at another time point is instructed when the time-series data at a predetermined time point is edited. The time-series data at the specified time is displayed by being superimposed on the time-series data at the predetermined time to be edited.

A time-series data editing apparatus according to the second invention and a tenth aspect.
The time-series data editing method of the invention, at the time of editing the time-series data at a predetermined time point, when the display of a part of the time-series data at another time point is instructed, a part of the time-series data at another instructed time point is displayed. The time series data at a predetermined time point to be edited is displayed in an overlapping manner.

A time-series data editing device of the third invention and the eleventh invention
The time-series data editing method of the invention makes it possible to distinguish time-series data of a time point other than the time point of the editing object in the first, second, ninth, and tenth inventions from the time-series data of a predetermined time point of the editing object. indicate.

A time-series data editing apparatus according to the fourth invention and a twelfth invention
The time-series data editing method of the invention is capable of distinguishing time-series data of other points in time from the time-series data of other points in time by enclosing the time-series data of other points in the third and eleventh inventions in a frame. To display.

In the time-series data editing apparatus of the fifth invention, the time point on the time axis of the time-series data to be displayed on the display device is designated by the input device when editing the time-series data at a predetermined time point of the card type database. In this case, the display control unit displays the time-series data at the instructed time point over the time-series data at the predetermined time point to be edited.

In the time-series data editing device of the sixth invention, the type of material data to be displayed on the display device and the time point on the time axis are instructed from the input device when the time-series data of the card type database at a predetermined time point is edited. In this case, the display control unit displays the time-series data of the specified type of material data at the instructed time point over the time-series data of the predetermined time point to be edited.

In the time-series data editing apparatus of the seventh invention, the display control section encloses the time-series data to be displayed in superimposition on the time-series data of the editing object in the fifth and sixth inventions in a frame, and edits at a predetermined time point. It is displayed so that it can be distinguished from the time series data of.

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing its embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a time-series data editing device of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the device of the present invention). In the figure, 1 is a main controller, and the main controller 1 is
At the time of editing the material data at a predetermined time point (hereinafter, a material made of text data is called a text object and a material made of image data is called an image object), another time point to be displayed as reference data over the material data at the predetermined time point, or A keyboard that accepts designated input of any material data at other times, editing commands, display commands, etc.
Input device 3 such as mouse and pen, and material data storage device 5
The material data of the multimedia data for each medium stored in, and the coordinate information / time information indicating the display position / time point on the display device 2 of the material data stored in the card data storage device 4 are displayed. A card data management unit 6 that manages and reads time series data of a card, a media type and a time point designated by the input device 3 from the material data storage device 5 with reference to the storage information of the card data storage device 4, and a multimedia. With a display control unit 7 for controlling display on a display unit 2 for displaying data on a card-by-card basis and displaying time series data of each card at a single time point or at a plurality of time points (upper and lower overlaps, enclosing with a frame, etc.). Monitor and control the operation.

Next, the procedure of the editing method in the apparatus of the present invention will be described based on the flow chart shown in FIG. 2 and the display example diagrams shown in FIGS. In addition, in the present embodiment, the object (text object 1,
In order to edit the image object 1 (including the image object 1), the object (text object 2,
The display state of the image object 2) is referred to. First, when the time point t0 of the card A to be edited is designated by the input device 3, the card data management unit 6 obtains the coordinate information of each object at the time point t0 from the card data storage device 4 and the material data of each object. Reading from the data storage device 5, the display control unit 7
The object at time t0 is displayed at the display position of the display device 2 indicated by the respective coordinate information as shown in FIG. 3 (S
1).

The main control unit 1 monitors the designation of the time point and the designation of the object from the input unit 3 (S2, S
3), if no object is specified from the input device 3 and only the time point is specified, the card data management unit 6 determines the time point t1.
The coordinate information of all the objects of the above is read from the card data storage device 4 and the material data of all the objects is read from the material data storage device 5, and the display control unit 7 reads all the objects at the specified time t1 from the objects at the time t0. And is displayed on the display device 2 (S4). FIG. 5 is a display example diagram in which all the objects (text object 2, image object 2) at the time point t1 in the display state as shown in FIG. 4 are superimposed on the object at the time point t0 of the card A.

On the other hand, as a result of the determinations in steps S2 and S3,
If an object is specified along with the point in time,
The card data management unit 6 reads the coordinate information of the designated object (image object 2) at time t1 from the card data storage device 4 and the material data of the designated object (image object 2) from the material data storage device 5. The display control unit 7 superimposes the specified object (image object 2) at the specified time t1 on the object at the time t0 and displays it on the display device 2 (S
5). Figure 6 shows the object at time t0 on card A,
It is a display example figure which overlapped and displayed the image object 2 of t1.

As described above, one reference time point (t1)
After displaying all the objects or the designated objects on the object at the time point (t0) to be edited, the process returns to step S1, and the main control unit 1 monitors whether or not the time point is designated from the input device 3, If there is not, shift to editing work. On the other hand, when the time point is designated, all the objects at the designated time point or all the designated objects at the designated time point are processed at the time point t1 through steps S3 and S4 or steps S3 and S5 as described above. All objects or specified objects are overlaid on the object at time t0 when they are overlaid. When there is an overlapping portion between the object to be edited and the reference object, the reference object is displayed below the object to be edited.

When the reference objects are displayed in an overlapping manner, the objects (text object 2, image object 2) at the reference time point t1 are surrounded by a frame and highlighted as shown in FIGS. If the object to be edited is displayed separately, the work efficiency of editing is further improved.

In the present embodiment, the case where the reference object is displayed in a frame in order to distinguish it from the object to be edited has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the color, brightness, etc. of the reference object may be changed. May be.

[0028]

As described above, the device and method of the present invention are
Since the time-series data at a plurality of designated time points are displayed in an overlapping manner, there is an excellent effect that the work efficiency in editing the display state of the time-series data is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the operation of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of time point t0 of a card A.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of time point t1 of a card A.

5 is a display example diagram (No. 1) in which an object at time point t1 is superimposed on an object at time point t0 of card A. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a display example diagram (No. 1) in which the image object 2 at the time point t1 is superimposed on the object at the time point t0 of the card A.

FIG. 7 is a display example diagram (No. 2) in which the object at the time point t1 is superimposed on the object at the time point t0 of the card A.

FIG. 8 is a display example diagram (No. 2) in which the image object 2 at the time point t1 is superimposed on the object at the time point t0 of the card A.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 main control device 2 display device 3 input device 4 card data storage device 5 material data storage device 6 card data management unit 7 display control unit

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Naoki Nishiguchi 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Fujitsu Limited (72) Inventor Tomoko Moronaga 1015, Kamedotachu, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fujitsu Limited

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for editing the display state of time series data, the display state of which changes with the passage of time,
When editing the time-series data at a predetermined time point, the first instruction means for instructing to display the time-series data at another time point, and the time-series data at the other time point instructed are superimposed on the time-series data at the predetermined time point. A time-series data editing device, comprising: 2. When the time-series data at a predetermined time point is edited, a second instructing means for instructing to display a part of the time-series data at another time point is provided, and the display means is instructed by the second instructing means. The time-series data editing device according to claim 1, further comprising a unit for displaying a part of the time-series data at the other time point on the time-series data at the predetermined time point. 3. The time-series data editing device according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes means for displaying the time-series data at the other time point so as to be distinguishable from the time-series data at the predetermined time point. 4. The time-series data editing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the means for displaying the time-series data at the predetermined time point in a distinguishable manner is a means for displaying the time-series data at the other time point in a frame. . 5. A time-series data editing apparatus for editing a card-type database that manages time-series data of a plurality of types of material data whose display state fluctuates with the passage of time on a card-by-card basis. A control device, a display device for displaying time-series data, an input device for instructing a time point of time-series data to be displayed on the display device, an input device for receiving a display command and an editing command for time-series data, and a time for material data A card data storage device that stores information about the display position of the series data on the display device and the time point on the time axis, a material data storage device that stores the time series data of the material data, and a time point that is instructed via the input device. Information of the display position of the material data of the card data storage device,
In addition, the card data management unit that reads the time-series data of the material data at that time from the material data storage device, and the time-series data of the material data at the time point instructed via the input device,
A display control unit for displaying at a display position on the display device specified by the display position information read from the card data storage device, wherein the display control unit displays the time series data at a predetermined time on the display device. A time-series data editing device, wherein when the time point of time-series data to be displayed is instructed from the input device, the time-series data at the instructed time point is displayed by being superimposed on the time-series data at the predetermined time point. 6. The input device accepts input of information designating one of a plurality of types of material data, and the display control unit should display the time-series data at a predetermined time on the display device. When the type of material data and the time point of time-series data are instructed from the input device, the time-series data of the instructed time point of the instructed material data is displayed over the time-series data of the predetermined time point. Item 5. The time series data editing device according to item 5. 7. The time-series data editing method according to claim 5, wherein the display control unit displays the time-series data at a time point instructed by the input device in a frame when the time-series data at a predetermined time point is edited. apparatus. 8. The time-series data is multimedia data composed of a plurality of types of material data.
The time series data editing device according to 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. 9. A method for editing time-series data whose display state fluctuates with the passage of time, instructing to display time-series data at another time point when editing the time-series data at a predetermined time point, A time-series data editing method, characterized in that time-series data at another time point is displayed by being superimposed on the time-series data at the predetermined time point. 10. When editing time-series data at a predetermined time,
10. The time according to claim 9, wherein an instruction is given to display a part of the time series data at another time point, and a part of the instructed time series data at the other time point is displayed so as to be superimposed on the time series data at the predetermined time point. Series data editing method. 11. The time series data at the other time point is displayed so as to be distinguishable from the time series data at the predetermined time point.
Alternatively, the time series data editing method described in 10. 12. The time-series data editing method according to claim 11, wherein the time-series data at the other time point is surrounded by a frame and displayed so as to be distinguishable from the time-series data at the predetermined time point. 13. The time series data is multimedia data composed of plural kinds of material data.
The time-series data editing method described in 0, 11 or 12.