Image simulation method
First Claim
1. A composite image simulation method performed by a computer system, comprising the following steps performed by the computer system of:
- gathering computer graphics (CG) image data during creation of a CG image with computer graphics based on a shape model;
projecting the shape model on a projection plane for creating a projected image, assigning different mask numbers to different shape model regions of the projected image and at least another region outside the shape model regions, and saving the regions as masks associated with the mask numbers as a mask image, wherein said projecting, assigning, and saving are data transforming conducted automatically in response to said gathering; and
cutting only a desired image from the computer graphics image by using the mask image and the mask numbers to obtain a cut image, and as a part of image simulation combining the cut image and another image that is independent of the computer graphics image to obtain the composite image, wherein said cutting and combining are image simulation.
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Abstract
Simultaneously and automatically with creating a CG image by computer graphics, (1) the image is segmented to create a mask image, (2) a mask attribute table is created by data transformation, (3) an intrinsic image (object color component, light source color component, ambient color component) is created by data transformation, and the results are saved. The mask image is used to cut a portion from the computer graphics image and the cut portion is combined with a different image, which may be a natural image for example, to obtain a composite image, and at the same time, transparency processing or other such image processing is conducted on the basis of the attribute data. In addition, the color etc. of the object are modified by changing the object color vector or the like.
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27 Claims
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1. A composite image simulation method performed by a computer system, comprising the following steps performed by the computer system of:
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gathering computer graphics (CG) image data during creation of a CG image with computer graphics based on a shape model; projecting the shape model on a projection plane for creating a projected image, assigning different mask numbers to different shape model regions of the projected image and at least another region outside the shape model regions, and saving the regions as masks associated with the mask numbers as a mask image, wherein said projecting, assigning, and saving are data transforming conducted automatically in response to said gathering; and cutting only a desired image from the computer graphics image by using the mask image and the mask numbers to obtain a cut image, and as a part of image simulation combining the cut image and another image that is independent of the computer graphics image to obtain the composite image, wherein said cutting and combining are image simulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image simulation method performed by a computer, said method including the following data transforming steps conducted simultaneously with a creating of a computer graphics image with computer graphics and based on a shape model in the computer, for producing an intrinsic image and being performed for each pixel of the computer graphics image:
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calculating a light source color vector from color of a light source and specular reflectivity of an object of the computer graphics image; calculating a light source color component from the light source color vector and angles among the light source, a surface of the object and an eye position; calculating an object color vector from the light source color and a dispersion reflectivity of the object; calculating an object color component from the object color vector and from the angle between the light source and the surface of the object; defining illumination by light other than light directly from the light source as an ambient color component; and separately saving each of the light source color component, the object color component and the ambient color component as the intrinsic image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An image simulation method comprising the steps of:
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inputting and imaging one data of written character data, pattern outline data and diagram vector data; creating masks by dividing an image into regions according to properties required for image simulation; saving the masks; creating data tables describing attributes of the masks; saving the data tables; and combining the one data and one of the masks with reference to the data tables to obtain a composite image.
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24. A composite image simulation method performed by a computer system, comprising the following steps performed by the computer system of:
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gathering computer graphics (CG) image data during creation of a CG image with computer graphics based on a three-dimensional shape model; projecting the three-dimensional shape model on a projection plane for creating a projected image, assigning different mask numbers to different three-dimensional shape model regions of the projected image and at least another region outside the three-dimensional shape model regions, and saving the regions as masks associated with the mask numbers as a mask image, wherein said projecting, assigning, and saving are data transforming conducted automatically in response to said gathering; and cutting only a desired image from the computer graphics image by using the mask image and the mask numbers to obtain a cut image, and as a part of image simulation combining the cut image and another image that is independent of the computer graphics image to obtain the composite image, wherein said cutting and combining are image simulation. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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