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Method of and apparatus for modifying base separation figure

  • US 5,481,662 A
  • Filed: 09/27/1994
  • Issued: 01/02/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of modifying a base separation figure to be painted with a specific base color ink, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing original figure data representing a plurality of original figures close to each other and base separation figure data representing a plurality of base separation figures corresponding to said plurality of original figures, each base separation figure representing an area laid under the corresponding original figure, at least one of said plurality of base separation figures being produced by contracting a corresponding original figure;

    (b) selecting an original figure to which a corresponding base separation figure was produced by contracting said original figure, and determining said selected original figure as an objective figure;

    (c) extracting one of said plurality of original figures which is close to said objective figure, and determining said extracted original figure as a target contiguous figure to be processed;

    (d) when an outline of said target contiguous figure is in contact with an outline of said objective figure, producing a first intermediate figure by obtaining a logical sum of said objective figure and said target contiguous figure, producing a second intermediate figure by contracting said first intermediate figure by a predetermined width, producing a third intermediate figure by obtaining a logical product of said second intermediate figure and said objective figure, and producing a fourth intermediate figure by obtaining a logical sum of said third intermediate figure and a base separation figure corresponding to said objective figure; and

    (e) repeating said steps (c) and (d) to produce a plurality of fourth intermediate figures respectively corresponding to original figures close to said objective figure, and obtaining a logical sum of said plurality of fourth intermediate figures to produce a modified base separation figure corresponding to said objective figure.

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