JP2010165309A - Frame display method for comics, program and device - Google Patents

Abstract

【Task】
Manga frames are displayed for the user to see.
[Solution]
The method according to the present invention includes a step of reading a manga image into a storage unit, a step of reading frame range data into the storage unit, and a frame group forming step of determining a frame range to be included in a display range to be displayed in a manga image (S216). ), And if the entire frame range to be displayed does not fit in the display area, the frame is divided and assigned numbers in the order of display, and a divided display step for determining the display range of the manga image in that number order (S224). S226), a step of displaying the determined display range, a step of determining whether to advance or return the frame range in response to an input by the input means, and the next or previous frame range based on the result of the determination A step of returning to the frame group forming step, or advancing or returning the order in the divided display step; and Repeating the step and a step.
[Selection] Figure 2B

Description

  The present invention relates to a frame display method, a program, and an apparatus for displaying a comic frame on a display unit in response to an input for display by a user.

  In recent years, it has become popular to distribute comics to personal computers having display devices having various screen sizes. Since the entire page image of a manga created in page units may not be displayed as it is on the screen of a personal computer, multiple frames included in a manga image in page units can be displayed in the order of the manga story or the author of the manga. Are displayed on the screen of a display device such as an LCD display in the order determined by. At this time, since the size of the display area of the screen can be changed according to the user's preference, it is required to display a frame so that the user can easily view the manga according to the size of the display area. It has been. There is a need for software tools for such efficient manga display.

  As a technique for enlarging and displaying a predetermined frame of a manga image, Patent Document 1 is known.

JP 2003-76666 A

  Thus, there is a need for software tools that can be used for efficient manga display.

In order to solve the above problems, a method for displaying a plurality of frames included in a manga image according to the present invention is as follows.
An image reading step of reading one page or a plurality of pages of manga images including a plurality of frames into a storage means;
Reading the data of the frame range to which the identification number is assigned in advance according to the display order of the frames into the storage unit;
A frame group forming step for determining a frame range to be included in the display range to be displayed in the manga image based on a comparison between the size of the frame range to be displayed and the display area set in the display means;
If the entire frame range to be displayed does not fit in the display area, the frame is divided and assigned numbers in the order of display, and a divided display step for determining the display range of the manga image in that number order;
Displaying the determined display range;
Determining whether to advance or return the frame range in response to input from the input means;
A step of returning to the frame group formation step for the next or previous frame range based on a result of the determination, or advancing or returning the order in the divided display step;
Repeating the above steps.

  According to one embodiment, in the frame group forming step, when there are one or more frame ranges that can be included in the display area, all or a part of the one or more frame ranges are set as one frame range. A frame group is defined, and the display range can be defined such that the center of the frame group is the center of the display area.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a computer program for displaying a plurality of frames included in a manga image according to the present invention,
Image reading means for reading one page or a plurality of pages of manga images including a plurality of frames into the storage means;
Means for reading into the storage means data of a frame range to which an identification number has been assigned in advance according to the display order of the frames;
A frame group forming unit for determining a frame range to be included in the display range to be displayed in the manga image based on a comparison between the size of the frame range to be displayed and the display area set in the display unit;
When the entire frame range to be displayed does not fit in the display area, the frame is divided and assigned a number in the order of display, and divided display means for determining the display range of the manga image in that number order,
Means for displaying the determined display range;
Means for receiving input from the input means to determine whether to advance or return the frame range;
Means for executing whether to return to the frame group formation step for the next or previous frame range based on the result of the determination, or to advance or return the order in the divided display step;
Is executed on the computer.

  According to one embodiment, when there is one or more frame ranges that can fit in the display area, the frame group forming unit converts all or part of the one or more frame ranges into one frame range. Means for defining a frame group and determining a display range so that the center of the frame group is the center of the display area can be included.

In order to solve the above problems, an apparatus for displaying a plurality of frames included in a manga image according to the present invention is as follows.
Image reading means for reading one page or a plurality of pages of manga images including a plurality of frames into the storage means;
Means for reading into the storage means data of a frame range to which an identification number has been assigned in advance according to the display order of the frames;
A frame group forming unit for determining a frame range to be included in the display range to be displayed in the manga image based on a comparison between the size of the frame range to be displayed and the display area set in the display unit;
When the entire frame range to be displayed does not fit in the display area, the frame is divided and assigned a number in the order of display, and divided display means for determining the display range of the manga image in that number order,
Means for displaying the determined display range;
Means for receiving input from the input means to determine whether to advance or return the frame range;
And a means for executing whether to return to the frame group formation step for the next or previous frame range based on the result of the determination, or to advance or return the order in the divided display step.

  According to one embodiment, when there is one or more frame ranges that can fit in the display area, the frame group forming unit converts all or part of the one or more frame ranges into one frame range. Means for defining a frame group and determining a display range so that the center of the frame group is the center of the display area can be included.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an efficient frame display method and a computer program and apparatus for executing the method. This method, computer program, or apparatus makes it easy for a user who enjoys comics using a personal computer to view comics.

1 is a block diagram of a computer system 100 that executes a computer program according to an embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the computer program which concerns on one Example. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the computer program which concerns on one Example. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the computer program which concerns on one Example. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the computer program which concerns on one Example. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the computer program which concerns on one Example. It is a top view which shows an example of the manga image containing a some flame | frame. It is a top view which shows an example of the frame range on the manga image of FIG. It is a top view which shows an example of the positional relationship of a manga image and a display range. (A) It is a top view which shows an example of the positional relationship of a comic image and a display range. (B) It is a top view which shows an example of the positional relationship of a comic image and a display range. (A) It is a top view which shows an example of the positional relationship of a comic image and a display range. (B) It is a top view which shows an example of the positional relationship of a comic image and a display range. (A) It is a top view which shows an example of the positional relationship of a comic image and a display range. (B) It is a top view which shows an example of the positional relationship of a comic image and a display range.

  Next, one form of a computer program for frame display transition according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a computer system 100 that executes a computer program according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the computer system 100 includes an input unit 105 such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a tablet pointer, a display unit 110 such as an LCD display, and a storage unit 115 such as a memory. The computer system 100 further includes an image reading unit 120, a frame range reading unit 130, and a display range moving unit 140.

  The display means 110 displays a display area that is an area to be displayed in a manga image 400 shown in FIG. The size of this display area can be freely set by the user. For example, the user can set the user's favorite size by dragging and dropping a frame line using a pointer such as a mouse or a pen as the input unit 105 on the screen displayed in a reduced size in units of pages. .

  Alternatively, it can be changed to a special size of “fit to screen” by 100%, 75%, and 50% of the size of the page image by user input. At this time, the rectangular size of the frame range is also changed based on this scale. Here, when 100%, 75%, or 50% is selected, the scale is literally applied to the size of the page image. “Fit to screen” is a display method in which the entire page fits in the display area. In the case of “Fit to screen”, the size of the page image changes so as to follow when the size of the display area is changed.

  2A to 2C, 3A, and 3B show flowcharts of processing of the computer program according to the present embodiment. First, the process starts from step S201 in FIG. 2A.

  Here, FIG. 4 will be described. The manga image 400 shown in FIG. 4 includes two page images, a first page image 410 and a second page image 420. The fact that there are two page images is merely an example, and there may be one page image or three or more page images. The page image 410 includes six frames 411 to 416. The page image 420 includes three frames 421 to 423. The frames in this example are all rectangular, but the shape of the frames is not limited. For example, it may be a polygon such as a triangle or a pentagon, or a figure having a rounded corner.

  Thus, on each page, the frames are arranged so that the comic story develops from the upper right to the lower left of the page. Speaking specifically about the manga image 400 of this example, the story starts from the frame 411 of the first page image 410. The comic story develops in the order of frames 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, and 416. Further, following the last frame 416 of the first page image 410, the story develops in the order of frames 421 and 422 included in the second page image 420, and the comic story ends at frame 423.

  In this example, a right-bound manga image is shown, and the manga image display range 500 starts from the upper right, moves to the left, and moves to the lower right when it reaches the upper left corner of the first page on the right. become. This is repeated until the lower left corner of the first page is displayed, and then the display range 500 moves to the upper right corner of the second page. In the case of left binding, the left page is the first page. This display range has a size corresponding to the manga display area on the display means.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the width of the display area can be the same as or larger than the width of the page image. In this case, the display range 500 moves from the upper end to the lower end of the page image, and the display of the page image is displayed. When is finished, the display range 500 moves to the upper end of the next page image, and similarly moves from the upper end to the lower end. When the page image width is a two-page spread with right binding, the display range moves from the top to the bottom of the right page to cover the right page and displays the top of the left page. Therefore, it moves to the upper end of the page image. At this time, if the width of the display range is equal to or larger than the width of the page image, the display range moves to the lower end of the page image in order to display the entire left page without moving the display range from side to side. It will be.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the processing of the computer program starts from step S201. Next, the viewer is activated and initialization is performed (step S202). The first frame of the first page image of the manga image 400 already read into the storage means 115 is displayed by the image reading means 120 (step S203). Next, initialization including placing a rectangle (also referred to as a frame range; details will be described later) associated with the frame ID on the manga image is performed (step S204). FIG. 5 shows how a frame ID is assigned to each frame. It is also possible to accept specification of the size of the display area at any stage of the processing of the computer program.

  As a result, preparation for continuous manga display is completed, and the process proceeds to the frame transition process (step S205).

  Next, the frame transition can be started by an operation for instructing the frame transition to the input means.

  The user inputs a screen transition instruction to the computer system 100 and the input unit 105 receives the result. This input can be performed by operating the input means 105 such as a keyboard or a mouse. When a mouse or a pointer is used, it is possible to press a button of the mouse and press a screen transition button displayed on the screen. Alternatively, when a wheel mouse is used, an instruction for screen transition can be input by rotating the wheel between the left button and the right button with a finger, for example.

  Following the initialization shown in FIG. 2A or when there is an instruction “next” shown in FIG. 3B and it is determined that the frame transition should be performed, the frame range instructed to be displayed (initialization) If it is later, for the first frame range), the corresponding frame range data read by the frame range reading means 130 is read (step S212).

  The frame range is a rectangular representation with numerical values based on coordinates on the page image, and has a corresponding frame ID. This frame range can be freely set by the author of the manga and saved in an external text file such as an XML format. That is, in step S212, the frame ranges 411a to 423a set for the read comic image 400 (FIG. 4) are extracted from the storage unit 115. The frame ranges 411a to 423a taken out at this time are shown in FIG. In this example, as shown in FIG. 5, the frame and the frame range correspond one-to-one, and the frame range includes one corresponding frame. For example, the frame range 411a includes the corresponding frame 411. In addition, although there is a margin between the frames, there is usually no margin between the frame range and the frame range, but they are adjacent to each other. Can also be set so that frame ranges overlap. In FIG. 5, the frame of each frame is omitted for easy understanding of the frame range.

  As described above, the frame range can be freely set by the author of the manga, so the frame and the frame range may not correspond one-to-one. For example, a single frame can be set so as to overlap a plurality of frame ranges. Conversely, two or more frames can be included in one frame range. Further, the frame ID can be assigned in order from 1 to the display order of the frame range. The frame ID is uniquely determined for the manga.

  In step S213, the display range moving unit 140 determines whether or not the first frame range at the upper right of the page is larger than the set display area (the processing after step S214 is also performed by the display range moving unit 140). Done). If it is larger (YES), the frame range is divided into a size smaller than the display area, and a frame division index is assigned to each divided portion of the divided frame range, thereby initializing the frame division index. (Step S221). Next, the ratio of the vertical size to the horizontal size of the frame range before division is compared (step S222). If the frame is vertically long or square, the frame is divided into each divided portion in the order shown in the box in step S223. A split index is assigned (in the case of right-bound manga as in this example). In the case of left binding, a frame division index is assigned to each divided portion in the order in which the order shown in the box in step S223 is reversed horizontally (that is, the order of upper left → lower left → upper right → lower right). If it is vertically long, similarly, a frame division index is assigned to each divided portion in the order shown in the box in step S225 (in the case of a right-bound manga as in this example). In the case of left binding, a frame division index is assigned to each divided portion in the order in which the order shown in the box in step S225 is reversed horizontally (that is, the order of upper left → upper right → lower left → lower right). Thereafter, each time a user input is received, one frame division index is added and steps S227 to S230 are performed.

  If the display area is larger than the frame range (NO), the current frame range and the next frame range are merged (step S214), and this is set as “frame group” to determine whether this frame group is larger than the display area. Judgment is made (step S215). If the frame group is smaller than the display area, the next frame range is merged with this frame group (step S214), and the process returns to determining whether the new frame group is larger than the display area (step S215). If the frame group is larger than the display area, the merge is canceled (step S216). Finally, a frame group is determined (step S217). This frame group may include only one frame range or may include a plurality of frame ranges.

  In order to display the defined frame group, the position of the display range is determined as follows. In the example of FIGS. 7A and 7B, it is understood that the frame range 416a cannot be included in the frame group, and a frame group including the frame ranges 413a, 414a, and 415a can be formed. Therefore, in step S302, the positional relationship between the manga image and the display range is finally determined so that the center of the display range comes to the center position of this frame group (FIG. 7B).

  After the position of the display range is thus determined and the display is performed, if a frame transition instruction is further input, it is necessary to determine the position of the next display range. This is shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B. Since all the frame range 415a is displayed, it is confirmed whether or not all the frame range 416a that is only partially displayed can be displayed. Since the frame range 416a fits in the display area in this example, the center 501 of the display range 500 is aligned with the center of the frame range 416a. However, the display range 500 straddles the lower end of the page ( 8A) and finally, as shown in FIG. 8B, the position where the display range does not cross the lower end of the page is determined as the position of the new display range. If the frame range 416a does not fit in the display area, the above-described divided display is performed.

  Furthermore, since the display has been completed to the lower end and the left end of the page, if the next frame transition instruction is input, the display range is moved to the next page as shown in FIG. 9A. Then, an attempt is made to form a frame group based on the frame range 421a at the upper right end. In the illustrated example, the frame ranges 421a and 422a are included in the frame group. Therefore, although the display range is placed at the center of the frame group (FIG. 9B), since the display range straddles the upper end of the page, the display range is returned to the position shown in FIG. 9A.

  The movement of the display range will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 3A. As described above, the destination of the display range is determined. If it is immediately after the initialization of FIG. 2A, it is necessary to determine whether the current display range and the display range after frame group formation are at the same position. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the coordinates of the movement destination (the coordinates of the center of the display range corresponding to the generated frame group) are the same as the coordinates of the current display range (step S304).

  When the user drags an image with the mouse, the image moves so as to follow the mouse cursor. As a result, the position of the image changes with respect to the display area, and as a result, the display range changes. S304 exists in order to interpolate such a change of the display range by drag and drop.

The specific flow when the user drags an image using the mouse will be described below.
Procedure 1. By reading the “next (S351)”, the frame is read up to the frame range 413a (actually, the frame is grouped and includes the frame range 415a).
Procedure 2. The vicinity of the frame range 416a is displayed by the user's drag and drop (at this time, the frame ID remains stopped at 413a).
Procedure 3. The operation of “Next (S351)” is performed.
Procedure 4. The frame transition (S211) is started using 416a, which is the frame next to the last frame ID “415a” of the current frame group, as the frame ID.
Procedure 5. In S213, the result is “No” and the process proceeds to frame group transition (at this time, the frame group is only 416a).
Procedure 6. Coordinate confirmation is performed in step S304 (some errors are allowed).
Step 7. Since the frame range 416a is displayed by drag and drop in the procedure 2, the result of step S304 is “Yes”.
Procedure 8. “Proceed” is determined in step S305, “No” is determined in step S306, and the process proceeds to frame transition (step S310).
Procedure 9. As a result, the frame group includes 421a and 422a.

  By doing so, it can be determined that 416a has already been read by drag and drop, and the process can automatically proceed to the next frame. However, if drag and drop beyond 416a (for example, 422a), interpolation cannot be performed, and “No” is determined in step S304, and the frame group transitions to 416a.

  In addition, there may be a case where “No” is forcibly set in S304. Specifically, immediately after the page transition, including the display of the first page immediately after starting the viewer, the frame range information included in the page can be replaced, so the current (before transition) coordinates are one frame of the page after transition. May be the same as eye coordinates. For this reason, S304 is forcibly set to No for the frame transition immediately after the page transition. Otherwise, the second frame is displayed with the intention of displaying the first frame.

  If “NO” in the step S304, the display range is scrolled to display the frame group (step S325), and the frame group transition process is ended. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S304, it is determined whether the moving direction instructed in the manner described later with reference to FIG. 3B is “forward” or “return”. If “advance”, it is determined whether the frame group includes the entire last frame range on the page (step S306). If included, the number of pages is added (step S307). It moves to the next page (step S308). If the entire frame range at the end of the page is not included, the process proceeds to the frame range next to the last frame range included in the frame group (step S309), and proceeds to frame transition (step S310).

  In step S305, when there is an instruction of “return”, it is determined whether or not the frame group includes the entire first frame range in the page (step S320). The number is returned by one (step S321), and page transition is performed (step S322). Otherwise, frame transition is performed (step S324) so as to return to the frame range before the first frame included in the frame group (step S323). When two pages are displayed with the spread, two pages are added or subtracted in step S321. However, when the second page and the third page are displayed in the spread and the process returns to the first page, 1 is subtracted in step S321. The same applies to the case where the last page is not a two-page spread and is composed of only one page.

  Next, FIG. 3B will be described. First, a “next” instruction is input by the user clicking the mouse or operating the mouse wheel (step S352). Next, it is determined whether or not it is the last frame division index (step S353). If it is not the last frame division index, the frame division index is added (step S357), and the process returns to the frame division transition (step S358). In the case of the last frame division index, it is determined whether or not it is the last frame ID in the current page (step S354). If it is not the last frame ID, a value obtained by adding 1 to the last frame ID in the frame group is set as a newly used frame ID (step S359), and the process returns to the frame transition (step S360). If it is the last frame ID, the number of pages is incremented by 1 (step S355), and the process proceeds to page transition (step S356). That is, the display range is set so that the first frame range in the next page is displayed. When two pages are displayed in the spread, two pages are added or subtracted in step S355. However, when the second page and the third page are displayed in the spread and the process returns to the first page, 1 is subtracted in step S321. The same applies to the case where the last page is not a two-page spread and is composed of only one page.

  When a “return” instruction is input by the user's operation (step S372), it is determined whether or not it is the first frame division index (step S373). If it is not the first frame division index, the frame division index is subtracted (step S377), and the flow returns to the frame division transition (step S378). In the case of the first frame division index, it is determined whether or not it is the first frame ID in the current page (step S374). If it is not the first frame ID, a value obtained by subtracting 1 from the first frame ID in the frame group is set as the frame ID (step S379), and the process returns to the frame transition (step S380). If it is the first frame ID, the number of pages is decremented by 1 (step S375), and the process proceeds to page transition (step S356). That is, the display range is set so as to display the last frame range in the previous page. When two pages are displayed in the spread, two pages are added or subtracted in step S375. However, when the second page and the third page are displayed in the spread and the process returns to the first page, 1 is subtracted in step S321. The same applies to the case where the last page is not a two-page spread and is composed of only one page.

  According to the above-described embodiment, it is possible to efficiently display more frames in response to a change in display area (window enlargement / reduction). It can also be enlarged or reduced in the display area of the manga image.

100 computer system 105 input means 110 display means 115 storage means 120 image reading means 130 frame range reading means 140 display range moving means 500 display range

Claims (6)

An image reading step of reading one page or a plurality of pages of manga images including a plurality of frames into a storage means;
Reading the data of the frame range to which the identification number is assigned in advance according to the display order of the frames into the storage unit;
A frame group forming step for determining a frame range to be included in the display range to be displayed in the manga image based on a comparison between the size of the frame range to be displayed and the display area set in the display means;
If the entire frame range to be displayed does not fit in the display area, the frame is divided and assigned numbers in the order of display, and a divided display step for determining the display range of the manga image in that number order;
Displaying the determined display range;
Determining whether to advance or return the frame range in response to input from the input means;
A step of returning to the frame group formation step for the next or previous frame range based on a result of the determination, or advancing or returning the order in the divided display step;
A method for displaying a plurality of frames included in a manga image, comprising: repeating the above steps.   When there is one or more frame ranges that can be accommodated in the display area in the frame group formation step, all or some of the one or more frame ranges are defined as one frame group, and this frame group is defined. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display range is determined such that the center of the group is the center of the display area. Image reading means for reading one page or a plurality of pages of manga images including a plurality of frames into the storage means;
Means for reading into the storage means data of a frame range to which an identification number has been assigned in advance according to the display order of the frames;
A frame group forming unit for determining a frame range to be included in the display range to be displayed in the manga image based on a comparison between the size of the frame range to be displayed and the display area set in the display unit;
When the entire frame range to be displayed does not fit in the display area, the frame is divided and assigned a number in the order of display, and divided display means for determining the display range of the manga image in that number order,
Means for displaying the determined display range;
Means for receiving input from the input means to determine whether to advance or return the frame range;
Means for executing whether to return to the frame group formation step for the next or previous frame range based on the result of the determination, or to advance or return the order in the divided display step;
Is a computer program for displaying a plurality of frames included in a manga image.   When the frame group forming means has one or more frame ranges that can fit in the display area, all or part of the one or more frame ranges are defined as one frame group, and this frame group is defined. The computer program according to claim 3, comprising means for determining a display range so that the center of the group is the center of the display area. Image reading means for reading one page or a plurality of pages of manga images including a plurality of frames into the storage means;
Means for reading into the storage means data of a frame range to which an identification number has been assigned in advance according to the display order of the frames;
A frame group forming unit for determining a frame range to be included in the display range to be displayed in the manga image based on a comparison between the size of the frame range to be displayed and the display area set in the display unit;
When the entire frame range to be displayed does not fit in the display area, the frame is divided and assigned a number in the order of display, and divided display means for determining the display range of the manga image in that number order,
Means for displaying the determined display range;
Means for receiving input from the input means to determine whether to advance or return the frame range;
Based on the result of the determination, a means for returning to the frame group formation step for the next or previous frame range, or advancing or returning the order in the divided display step is provided. A device for displaying frames.   When the frame group forming means has one or more frame ranges that can fit in the display area, all or part of the one or more frame ranges are defined as one frame group, and this frame group is defined. 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising means for defining a display range so that the center of the group is the center of the display area.

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