Apparatus and method for correcting contour line pattern images
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1. An apparatus for producing a contour line pattern image from an original image comprising:
- first and second frame memories A and B for respectively storing all contour line pattern image information of an original image;
first means for detecting information of image elements around an image element to be processed read from said memory A and contained in one frame of said frame memories;
second means for determining whether said image element to be processed is a part of a contour line of an image in accordance with information detected by said first means;
third means for writing contour lines formed of an assembly of said image elements determined as contour lines at least at every other image element in said memory B;
fourth means for outputting information stored in said memory B after completing processing of information of one original image and displaying said image; and
a controller for controlling processing of said first to fourth means.
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing a contour line pattern image from an original image such as a character or the like recorded in binary format in a memory couples image element points equidistantly isolated from edges of the original image and thereby forms a contour line pattern curve. The coupling of the equidistant points and the formation of the contour line pattern curve in the contour line pattern image are repeatedly carried out. Smudged areas of the contour line pattern image are detected and eliminated and missing portions of the contour line pattern image are regenerated.
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1. An apparatus for producing a contour line pattern image from an original image comprising:
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first and second frame memories A and B for respectively storing all contour line pattern image information of an original image; first means for detecting information of image elements around an image element to be processed read from said memory A and contained in one frame of said frame memories; second means for determining whether said image element to be processed is a part of a contour line of an image in accordance with information detected by said first means; third means for writing contour lines formed of an assembly of said image elements determined as contour lines at least at every other image element in said memory B; fourth means for outputting information stored in said memory B after completing processing of information of one original image and displaying said image; and a controller for controlling processing of said first to fourth means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for detecting and erasing smudges on a contour line pattern image, comprising:
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a plurality of 2039-bit shift registers; a plurality of 9-bit shift registers connected in series with and between said 2039-bit shift registers; an AND gate responsive to bit signals from selected ones of said 9-bit shift registers as upper left, immediately upper, upper right, left side, right side, lower left, immediately lower and lower right positions on an image for producing a smudge erasing signal when all the inputs to said AND gate are at a high level. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of regenerating missing portions of a contour line pattern image, comprising the steps of:
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reading and storing information representing said contour line pattern image in a binary format in a memory; determining whether the number of image elements at a high level contained in image elements of a first predetermined area around an image element to be processed is less than a first predetermined number; determining whether the image element to be processed is at an end of said contour line pattern image; determining whether the number of image elements at a high level at an end of said contour line pattern image in the second determining step and contained in image elements of a second predetermined area around said image element at a low level among image elements of said first predetermined area around said image element is less than a second predetermined number; determining whether a image element at a low level is a missing portion as a result of said third determining step; and converting information stored in said memory corresponding to image elements determined as missing portions of said contour line pattern image into a signal at a high level.
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10. A method of regenerating missing portions of contour line pattern image, comprising the steps of:
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reading and storing image elements in binary format of said contour line pattern image in a memory upon receipt of a START signal; reading an image element dot to be processed from among stored image element dots of said contour line pattern image in said memory; determining whether said image element to be processed read in said second reading step is white and at low level or black and at a high level "1"; counting the number of black image elements around said image element dot to be processed of said contour line pattern image and determining whether the number of black image elements is 1 or 0; determining whether black image elements are at an end of said contour line pattern image and determining whether the number of black image elements around said image element dot to be processed is 1 or 0; determining whether the number of image elements around each white image element being white and at a low level is less than 1 to thereby determine an image element dot as being not a missing portion when the number of the image elements is less than 1; determining whether said first and third determining steps have been executed for all image elements; executing said first and third determining steps for image elements around said image element dot to be processed repeatedly if said first and third determining steps have not been executed for all image elements; detecting missing portions of said contour line pattern image at image elements around said image element dot to be processed when the number of the image elements around the image element dot to be processed which are black is 1 or 0 in said third determining step and converting data at locations corresponding to missing image element portions in said memory to a high level; and feeding checked contents of said memory through printer controlling means to a printer for outputting a regenerated contour line pattern image.
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11. An apparatus for regenerating missing portions of a contour ling pattern image comprising:
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contour line pattern image reading means for reading image elements in binary format of said contour line pattern image; a program buffer memory for temporarily storing image elements to be processed together with programs for excuting a regenerating procedure for missing portions of said contour line pattern image; an image memory for storing image elements of said contour line pattern image; a printer for printing a regenerated contour line pattern image; printer controlling means for controlling said printer to print said regenerated contour line pattern image; and a microprocessor for controlling processing of said reading means, program buffer and image memory and said printer controlling means for said printer.
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