Information processing assistance device that caches image data, information processing device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing information processing assistance program

1. An information processing assistance device, comprising:

an improved main function generation unit generating an improved main function by:

determining whether a vector part image of a vector image is changed by determining whether a group of sub-functions is updated without drawing a raster image from the part of the vector image, the raster image being drawn from the vector part image when the group of sub-functions is executed; and

adding, when the vector part image of the vector image is determined to be changed, the group of sub-functions and a cache function to a main function, the raster image drawn from the changed vector part image being cached when the cache function is executed,

wherein the raster image is displayed on a user device when the main function is executed, and

wherein the group of sub-functions are called in succession and in a predetermined order from a common call source when the main function includes the group of sub-functions and the main function is executed.

2. The information processing assistance device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a call order extraction unit configured to obtain the predetermined order; and

a group extraction unit configured to extract the group of sub-functions having the common call source.

3. The information processing assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein the improved main function generation unit further adds, when the raster image is cached, a raster image drawing function to the improved main function, the raster image being read and used when the raster image drawing function is executed.

4. The information processing assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein the improved main function generation unit is configured to transmit the improved main function to an external information processing device, when the external information processing device accesses the main function.

5. The information processing assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein the vector part image is a first vector part image, the group of sub-functions is a first group of sub-functions, the raster image is a first raster image, and the cache function is a first cache function, and

wherein, when a second group of sub-functions in the main function is changed and the first group of sub-functions is unchanged, the improved main function generation unit generates the improved main function by adding, to the main function, a second cache function for caching a second raster image drawn from a second vector part image without drawing or caching the first raster image, the second raster image being drawn from the second vector part image when the second group of sub-functions is executed.

6. The information processing assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein a selected one of the group of sub-functions is a stroke function or a fill function, and

wherein the group of sub-functions is updated when the selected sub-function is modified.

7. An information processing device displaying a vector image by executing an improved main function, and receiving the improved main function from an information processing assistance device, the improved main function including a group of sub-functions and a cache function when a vector part image of the vector image is modified, a raster image being drawn from the vector part image when the group of sub-functions is executed, the raster image being cached when the cache function is executed, the modified vector part image being stored in a memory,

wherein the vector part image is determined to be modified without drawing the raster image when the group of sub-functions is updated,

wherein the raster image is displayed on a user device when the improved main function is executed, and

wherein the group of sub-functions are called in succession and in a predetermined order from a common call source when the improved main function includes the group of sub-functions and the main function is executed.

8. The information processing device of claim 7 , wherein the vector part image is a first vector part image, the group of sub-functions is a first group of sub-functions, the raster image is a first raster image, and the cache function is a first cache function, and

wherein the improved main function includes, when a second group of sub-functions in the main function is changed and the first group of sub-functions is unchanged, a second cache function for caching a second raster image drawn from a second vector part image without drawing or caching the first raster image, the second raster image being drawn from the second vector part image when the second group of sub-functions is executed.

9. The information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein a selected one of the group of sub-functions is a stroke function or a fill function, and

wherein the group of sub-functions is updated when the selected sub-function is modified.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the computer to:

determine whether a vector part image of a vector image is changed by determining whether a group of sub-functions is updated without drawing a raster image from the vector part image, the raster image being drawn from the vector part image when the group of sub-functions is executed;

generate, when the vector part image of the vector image is determined to be changed, an improved main function by adding the group of sub-functions and a cache function to the main function, the raster image being drawn from the vector part image when the group of sub-functions is executed, the raster image being cached when the cache function is executed,

wherein the raster image is displayed on a user device when the main function is executed, and

wherein the group of sub-functions are called in succession and in a predetermined order from a common call source when the main function includes the group of sub-functions and the main function is executed.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10 , wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computer to:

obtain the predetermined order of the sub-functions; and

extract the group of sub-functions having the common call source.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10 , wherein the vector part image is a first vector part image, the group of sub-functions is a first group of sub-functions, the raster image is a first raster image, and the cache function is a first cache function, and

wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computer to generate, when a second group of sub-functions in the main function is changed and the first group of sub-functions is unchanged, the improved main function by adding, to the main function, a second cache function for caching a second raster image drawn from a second vector part image without drawing or caching the first raster image, the second raster image being drawn from the second vector part image when the second group of sub-functions is executed.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10 , wherein the a selected one of the group of sub-functions is a stroke function or a fill function, and

wherein the group of sub-functions is updated when the selected sub-function is modified.