Image synthesization method
First Claim
1. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
- (A) a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to said plurality of images that are input, and of determining whether or not an image in said partially overlapping image area of each of images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets includes mainly characters;
(B) an image processing step of performing, for said plurality of image data sets that are input, image processing in consonance with a result of a determination performed at said determination step; and
(C) an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by the resultant plurality of image data, for which said image processing has been performed at said image processing step.
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An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprises a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to the plurality of images that are input, and of determining whether or not an image in the partially overlapping image area of each of images that are indicated by the plurality of image data sets includes mainly characters an image processing step of performing, for the plurality of image data sets that are input, image processing in consonance with a result of a determination performed at the determination step and an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by the resultant plurality of image data, for which the image processing has been performed at the image processing step. With this arrangement, a plurality of images can be easily and effectively synthesized.
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1. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to said plurality of images that are input, and of determining whether or not an image in said partially overlapping image area of each of images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets includes mainly characters;
(B) an image processing step of performing, for said plurality of image data sets that are input, image processing in consonance with a result of a determination performed at said determination step; and
(C) an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by the resultant plurality of image data, for which said image processing has been performed at said image processing step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) an image processing step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to said plurality of images that are input, and of performing a blurring process on a boundary portion, of said overlapping image area of images indicated by said plurality of said image data sets, at which said plurality of images are joined; and
(B) an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by said plurality of image data, for which said image processing has been performed at said image processing step.
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6. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) a printer selection step of selecting a printer for printing said synthetic image from among a plurality of types of printers; and
(B) an image synthesization step of, when a binary-value printer that employs an error diffusion method at said printer selection step, performing image synthesization by using, as a boundary, a portion of said overlapping image area at which a luminance level is highest, and of supplying synthetic image data, which indicate an obtained synthetic image, to said binary-value printer.
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7. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) a printer selection step of selecting a printer for printing said synthetic image from among a plurality of types of printers;
(B) a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to said plurality of images that are input, and of determining whether or not an image in said partially overlapping image area of each of images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets includes mainly characters;
(C) an image processing step of, when a binary-value printer that employs an error diffusion method at said printer selection step, performing an image process for said plurality of image data sets in consonance with a result of determination at said determination step; and
(D) an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by said plurality of image data, for which said image processing has been performed at said image processing step. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images that have partially overlapping image areas are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) a matching determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond respectively to said plurality of images, of extracting an image segment from an image that is indicated by one of said plurality of image data sets, and of superimposing said image segment that has been extracted on an image that is indicated by another image data set to determine a correspondence between said plurality of image data sets; and
(B) an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets based on a result of a determination at said matching determination step. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images that have partially overlapping image areas are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) a matching determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond respectively to said plurality of images, of extracting an image segment from an image that is indicated by one of said plurality of image data sets, and of superimposing said image segment that has been extracted on an image that is indicated by another image data set to determine a correspondence between said plurality of image data sets;
(B) an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets based on a result of a determination at said matching determination step; and
(C) an image display step of, during said superimposing operation wherein said image segment that is extracted at said matching determination step is moved across said image indicated by other image data, displaying an image that is indicated by image data obtained by adding said extracted image segment and another image segment together by a pixel unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) an image synthesization step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond respectively to said plurality of images, and of synthesizing images that are indicated by said plurality of image data that are input;
(B) a rectangular area extraction step of automatically extracting image data that are included in a rectangular area for an image that is obtained by synthesizing said images at said image synthesizing step; and
(C) a synthetic image output step of outputting said synthetic image based on said image data that are extracted at said rectangular area extraction step. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. An image synthesization apparatus, wherein a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) image synthesization means for inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond respectively to said plurality of images, and for synthesizing images that are indicated by said plurality of image data that are input;
(B) rectangular area extraction means for automatically extracting image data that are included in a rectangular area for an image that is obtained by synthesizing said images by said image synthesizing means; and
(C) synthetic image output means for outputting said synthetic image based on said image data that are extracted by said rectangular area extraction means.
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24. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) an image synthesization step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond respectively to a plurality of images, and of synthesizing images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets;
(B) a rectangular area extraction step of, when an image is obtained by synthesizing said plurality of images at said image synthesization step, automatically extracting image data that are included in a rectangular area that encloses said synthetic image; and
(C) a dummy data addition step of adding, as dummy data, image data that indicate a predetermined pixel value to an area other than an area that is occupied by said image data extracted at said rectangular area extraction step. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) a synthesization parameter calculation step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond respectively to said plurality of images, and of calculating a synthesization parameter for synthesizing images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets that are input;
(B) a storage step of storing, in advance, said synthesization parameter that is calculated by said synthesization parameter calculation step; and
(C) an image synthesization step of synthesizing said images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets, based on said synthesization parameter that is stored at said storage step. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) a synthesization parameter calculation step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond respectively to said plurality of images, and of calculating a synthesization parameter for, based on matching points, synthesizing images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets that are input;
(B) a storage step of storing, in advance, said synthesization parameter that is calculated by said synthesization parameter calculation step; and
(C) a synthetic image formation step of synthesizing said images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets to provide a synthetic image, based on said synthesization parameter that is stored at said storage step. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprising:
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(A) an image synthesization step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that respectively correspond to said plurality of images, and of synthesizing said images that are indicated by said plurality of image data sets that are input;
(B) an attribute information addition step of automatically generating attribute information for image data obtained by synthesizing said plurality of images at said image synthesization step, and of adding said attribute information to said image data; and
(C) an image management step of storing and managing not only said attribute information, but also said image data for which said attribute information are provided at said attribute information addition step. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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