Image edit processing system

• US 5,687,332 A
• Filed: 01/11/1996
• Issued: 11/11/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Seki, Noriaki, Yamasaki, Toru, Maeda, Masahiro, Kurahashi, Masayuki, Tsuzuki, Toshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HO, RUAY L
• Application Number:
  US08/584,719
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: 395/155, 395/156, 395/157, 395/158, 395/159, 395/160, 395/161, 395/133, 395/135, 395/139, 395/600, 395/326, 395/329, 395/330, 395/331, 395/332, 395/333, 395/334, 395/335, 395/336, 395/339, 395/200.03, 395/200.18, 395/610
• US Class Current: 715/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

In an image edit processing system, a first image edit processing apparatus analyzes information for editing an image by means of a first information analyzer, and has a first image-editing-information generator for generating information to edit the image in accordance with the analyzed information. An image storing/editing apparatus includes an image memory for storing the image, analyzes information for editing the image by a second information analyzer, and includes a second image-editing-information generator for generating information to edit the image in accordance with the analyzed information. The apparatuses are connected together via an information transmitting path. Memory may be provided for storing for a fixed period of time the image edited by the first image edit processing apparatus.

Claims

1. An image edit processing system comprising:

an information transmitting path;

a first image edit processing apparatus housed in a first computer, which includes;

first information-transmitting-path connecting means for allowing information for editing an image to flow through said information transmitting path or for acquiring information from said information transmitting path;

first information analyzing means for analyzing information for editing the image obtained from said information transmitting path; and

image-editing-information generating means for editing the image according to an instruction from said first information analyzing means and for generating information for editing the image; and

an image storing and editing apparatus housed in a second computer, which includes;

image storing means for storing the image;

second information analyzing means for analyzing information for editing the image, second image-editing-information generating means for editing the image according to an instruction from said second information analyzing means, and second information-transmitting-path connecting means for allowing the image edited by said first image edit processing apparatus to flow through the information transmitting path and for acquiring information from said information transmitting path,

wherein said information transmitting path is disposed externally of both said first computer and said second computer, said first computer and said second computer being connected together through the information transmitting path.

6. An image edit processing system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the information for editing the image is formed in a tree structure.

7. An image edit processing system according to claim 6, wherein the image structured at each stage of the tree is stored in said first and second image storing means for storing the image for the fixed period of time and the image storing means.

2. An image edit processing system comprising:

an information transmitting path;

a first image edit processing apparatus, which includes;

first information transmitting path connecting means for allowing information for editing an image to flow through said information transmitting path or for acquiring information from said information transmitting path;

first information analyzing means for analyzing information for editing the image obtained from said information transmitting path;

image-editing-information generating means for editing the image according to an instruction from said first information analyzing means and for generating information for editing the image;

first image storing means for storing for a fixed period of time the image edited by said image editing apparatus; and

first image-diverting means for using the image stored in said first image storing means and the image generated by the information for editing the image generated by said first image-editing-information generating means are identical, and

an image storing and editing apparatus, which includes;

image storing means for storing the image;

second information analyzing means for analyzing information for editing the image, second image-editing-information generating means for editing the image according to an instruction from said second information analyzing means; and

second information-transmitting-path connecting means for allowing the image edited by said first image edit processing apparatus to flow through the information transmitting path and for acquiring information from said information transmitting path,

wherein said information transmitting path is disposed externally of said first image edit processing apparatus and said image storing and editing apparatus, said image apparatuses being connected together via the information transmitting path.

3. The image edit processing system of claim 2, further comprising a second image edit processing apparatus including:

second image storing means for storing for a fixed period of time the image edited by said image storing and editing apparatus;

third information analyzing means for analyzing information for editing the image;

third information-transmitting-path connecting means for acquiring from the information transmitting path the image edited by said first image edit and processing apparatus and said image storing and editing apparatus;

second image-diverting means for using the image stored in said second image storing means as an edited image if the image stored in said second image storing means and the image generated by the information for editing the image generated by said image-editing-information generating means are identical; and

image outputting means for outputting the image generated by said second image-diverting means.

4. An image edit processing system, comprising:

an information transmitting path;

a first image edit processing apparatus, which includes;

first information-transmitting-path connecting means for allowing information for editing an image to flow through said information transmitting path or for acquiring information from said information transmitting path;

first information analyzing means for analyzing information for editing the image obtained from said information transmitting path; and

image-editing-information generating means for editing the image according to an instruction from said first information analyzing means and for generating information for editing the image;

an image storing and editing apparatus, which includes;

a first image storing means for storing the image;

second information analyzing means for analyzing information for editing the image, second image-editing-information generating means for editing the image according to an instruction from said second information analyzing means, and second information-transmitting-path connecting means for allowing the image edited by said first image edit processing apparatus to flow through the information transmitting path and for acquiring information from said information transmitting path; and

a second image edit processing apparatus which includes second image storing means for storing for a fixed period of time the image edited by said image storing and editing apparatus;

third information analyzing means for analyzing information for editing the image;

third information-transmitting-path connecting means for acquiring from the information transmitting path the image edited by said first image editing and processing apparatus and said image storing and editing apparatus;

image-diverting means for using the image stored in said second image storing means as an edited image if the image stored in said second image storing means and the image generated by the information for editing the image generated by said image-editing-information generating means are identical; and

image outputting means for outputting the image generated by said second image-diverting means;

wherein said information transmitting path is disposed externally of said first image edit processing apparatus, said image storing and editing apparatus, and said second image edit processing apparatus said image apparatuses being connected together through said information transmitting path.

5. An image edit processing system according to claim 4, further comprising:

first image storing means for storing for a fixed period of time the image edited by said image storing/editing apparatus, and first image-diverting means for using the image stored in said first image storing means as an edited image if the image stored in said first image storing means and the image generated by the information for editing the image generated by said first image-editing-information generating means are identical.