Image processing apparatus
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- image input means for reading a document image;
interval specifying means for specifying an arbitrary interval in the document image read by said image input means;
dimension calculating means for calculating a dimension of the interval;
dimension input means for inputting a prescribed dimension of the interval specified by said interval specifying means;
first ratio calculating means for calculating a first ratio of the calculated dimension of the interval to the prescribed dimension;
magnification input means for inputting an arbitrary magnification to the document image;
conversion means for converting a size of the document image in accordance with the magnification;
second ratio calculating means for calculating a second ratio of the calculated dimension of the interval in the document image, whose size has been converted by said conversion means, to the prescribed dimension in accordance with the first ratio and the magnification; and
combining means for combining data of the second ratio with the image data of the document image.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus obtains an exact distance of a marking portion shown on a document image based upon a magnification (reduction) shown on a document image such as a map. etc. following the sequence processes as mentioned below. First, a reduction value and a marking portion are recognized from an image data of a document image, and the marking portion is combined with the image data. Next, a dimension of the marking portion is obtained, and the exact distance of the marking portion is calculated based upon the obtained dimension and the reduction value. Then, after the distance value has been combined with the image data, the image data is outputted (copied). By adopting the processes, for example, in the case where an exact distance of a predetermined interval on the map is expected to be obtained, the desired distance value is shown in an outputted image only by preliminarily describing a marking on a specified interval in the document image. This makes it possible to improve added value of the apparatus when the image processing apparatus is applied to a digital copying machine and the like.
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5 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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image input means for reading a document image; interval specifying means for specifying an arbitrary interval in the document image read by said image input means; dimension calculating means for calculating a dimension of the interval; dimension input means for inputting a prescribed dimension of the interval specified by said interval specifying means; first ratio calculating means for calculating a first ratio of the calculated dimension of the interval to the prescribed dimension; magnification input means for inputting an arbitrary magnification to the document image; conversion means for converting a size of the document image in accordance with the magnification; second ratio calculating means for calculating a second ratio of the calculated dimension of the interval in the document image, whose size has been converted by said conversion means, to the prescribed dimension in accordance with the first ratio and the magnification; and combining means for combining data of the second ratio with the image data of the document image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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