Image forming apparatus using synthesized image and graphic data to display a portion of an image surrounded by a graphic pattern
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus using image data selected from a group consisting of autoradiographic image data, radiographic diffraction image data, electron microscopic image data and chemiluminescent image data, said image forming apparatus comprising:
- image data storing means for storing image data;
image displaying means for displaying an image on displaying means based on the image data stored in the image data storing means;
graphic data storing means for storing graphic data corresponding to a plurality of reaular geometric patterns for defining preliminary regions of interest in the image displayed on the displaying means;
synthesized data producing means for synthesizing the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the image displaying means being adapted to display the image and regular geometric pattern on the displaying means based on the synthesized data;
pattern selecting means for selecting graphic data corresponding to the regular geometric patterns for defining the regions of interest from among the graphic data stored in the graphic data storing means;
editing mode determining means for determining an editing mode for editing the regular geometric pattern corresponding to the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means;
graphic data editing means for editing the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means based on the editing mode determined by the editing mode determining means to define a modified region of interest; and
edited graphic data producing means for producing edited graphic data based on the result of the editing of the graphic data editing means, the synthesized data producing means operable to produce synthesized data by synthesizing the image data and the edited graphic data.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes image data memory for storing image data, an image displaying section for displaying an image on a CRT, a graphic data memory for storing graphic data corresponding to patterns for defining regions of interest in the image on the CRT and a synthesized data producing section for synthesizing the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the image displaying section being adapted to display the image and pattern on the CRT based on the synthesized data. The apparatus further includes a pattern selecting section for selecting graphic data corresponding to the patterns for defining the regions of interest from among the graphic data stored in the graphic data memory, an editing mode determining section for determining an editing mode for editing the pattern corresponding to the selected graphic data, a graphic data editing section for editing the selected graphic data based on the determined editing mode, and edited graphic data producing section for producing edited graphic data based on the result of the editing of the graphic data editing section, the synthesized data producing section being adapted to produce synthesized data by synthesizing the image data, the graphic data and/or the edited graphic data. According to the thus constituted apparatus, it is possible to surround an area in the image displayed on the CRT by a pattern to specify a region of interest in a desired manner with a memory having a small capacity.
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20 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus using image data selected from a group consisting of autoradiographic image data, radiographic diffraction image data, electron microscopic image data and chemiluminescent image data, said image forming apparatus comprising:
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image data storing means for storing image data;
image displaying means for displaying an image on displaying means based on the image data stored in the image data storing means;
graphic data storing means for storing graphic data corresponding to a plurality of reaular geometric patterns for defining preliminary regions of interest in the image displayed on the displaying means;
synthesized data producing means for synthesizing the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the image displaying means being adapted to display the image and regular geometric pattern on the displaying means based on the synthesized data;
pattern selecting means for selecting graphic data corresponding to the regular geometric patterns for defining the regions of interest from among the graphic data stored in the graphic data storing means;
editing mode determining means for determining an editing mode for editing the regular geometric pattern corresponding to the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means;
graphic data editing means for editing the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means based on the editing mode determined by the editing mode determining means to define a modified region of interest; and
edited graphic data producing means for producing edited graphic data based on the result of the editing of the graphic data editing means, the synthesized data producing means operable to produce synthesized data by synthesizing the image data and the edited graphic data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image forming apparatus using image data selected from a group consisting of autoradiographic image data, radiographic diffraction image data, electron microscopic image data and chemiluminescent image data, said image forming apparatus comprising:
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image data storing means for storing image data;
image displaying means for displaying an image on displaying means based on the image data stored in the image data storing means;
graphic data storing means for storing graphic data corresponding to patterns for defining regions of interest in the image displayed on the displaying means;
synthesized data producing means for synthesizing the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the image displaying means being adapted to display the image and pattern on the displaying means based on the synthesized data;
pattern selecting means for selecting graphic data corresponding to the patterns for defining the regions of interest from among the graphic data stored in the graphic data storing means;
editing mode determining means for determining an editing mode for editing the pattern corresponding to the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means;
graphic data editing means for editing the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means based on the editing mode determined by the editing mode determining means; and
edited graphic data producing means for producing edited graphic data based on the result of the editing of the graphic data editing means, the synthesized data producing means being adapted to produce synthesized data by synthesizing the image data, the graphic data and/or the edited graphic data, wherein said editing mode determining means determines the editing mode based on a specified position coordinate of said image, the position coordinate being specified by a cursor positioned thereon. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An image forming apparatus using image data selected from a group consisting of autoradiographic image data, radiographic diffraction image data, electron microscopic image data and chemiluminescent image data, said image forming apparatus comprising;
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image data storing means for storing image data;
image displaying means for displaying an image on displaying means based on the image data stored in the image data storing means;
graphic data storing means for storing graphic data corresponding to patterns for defining regions of interest in the image displayed on the displaying means;
synthesized data producing means for synthesizing the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the image displaying means being adapted to display the image and pattern on the displaying means based on the synthesized data;
pattern selecting means for selecting graphic data corresponding to the patterns for defining the regions of interest from among the graphic data stored in the graphic data storing means;
editing mode determining means for determining an editing mode for editing the pattern corresponding to the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means;
graphic data editing means for editing the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means based on the editing mode determined by the editing mode determining means; and
edited graphic data producing means for producing edited graphic data based on the result of the editing of the graphic data editing means, the synthesized data producing means being adapted to produce synthesized data by synthesizing the image data, the graphic data and/or the edited graphic data, wherein said editing mode determining means determines the editing mode based on a specified position coordinate of said image, the position coordinate being specified by a cursor positioned thereon, wherein said position coordinate is one of a plurality of position coordinates which are provided on said image for selecting one or more of the following editing modes;
a moving mode, an enlarging/reducing mode;
a one direction enlarging/reducing mode;
a rotation mode;
a deformation mode; and
a rotation and deformation mode.
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17. An image forming apparatus using image data selected from a group consisting of autoradiographic image data, radiographic diffraction image data, electron microscopic image data and chemiluminescent image data, said image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image data memory in which image data is stored;
a display on which an image is displayed, the image being based on the image data stored in the image data memory;
a graphic data memory in which is stored graphic data corresponding to a plurality of regular geometric patterns for defining preliminary regions of interest in the image displayed on the display;
a data synthesizer which synthesizes the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the display being adapted to display the image and pattern based on the synthesized data;
a pattern selector which selects graphic data corresponding to the regular geometric patterns for defining the preliminary regions of interest from among the graphic data stored in the graphic data memory;
an editing mode selector which selects an editing mode for editing the regular geometric pattern corresponding to the graphic data selected by the pattern selector;
a graphic data editor which edits the graphic data selected by the pattern selector based on the editing mode selected by the editing mode selector to define a modified region of interest; and
a graphic data generator which produces edited graphic data based on the result of the editing of the graphic data editor, the data synthesizer operable to produce synthesized data by synthesizing the image data and the edited graphic data. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An image forming apparatus using image data selected from a group consisting of autoradiographic image data, radiographic diffraction image data, electron microscopic image data and chemiluminescent image data, said image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image data memory in which image data is stored;
a display on which an image is displayed, the image being based on the image data stored in the image data memory;
a graphic data memory in which is stored graphic data corresponding to patterns for defining regions of interest in the image displayed on the display;
a data synthesizer which synthesizes the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the display being adapted to display the image and pattern based on the synthesized data;
a pattern selector which selects graphic data corresponding to the patterns for defining the regions of interest from among the graphic data stored in the graphic data memory;
an editing mode selector which selects an editing mode for editing the pattern corresponding to the graphic data selected by the pattern selector;
a graphic data editor which edits the graphic data selected by the pattern selector based on the editing mode selected by the editing mode selector; and
a graphic data generator which produces edited graphic data based on the result of the editing of the graphic data editor, the data synthesizer being adapted to produce synthesized data by synthesizing the image data, the graphic data and/or the edited graphic data, wherein said editing mode selector selects the editing mode based on a specified position coordinate of said image, the position coordinate being specified by a cursor positioned thereon.
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20. An image forming apparatus using image data selected from a group consisting of autoradiographic image data, radiographic diffraction image data, electron microscopic image data and chemiluminescent image data, said image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image data memory in which image data is stored;
a display on which an image is displayed, the image being based on the image data stored in the image data memory;
a graphic data memory in which is stored graphic data corresponding to patterns for defining regions of interest in the image displayed on the display;
a data synthesizer which synthesizes the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the display being adapted to display the image and pattern based on the synthesized data;
a pattern selector which selects graphic data corresponding to the patterns for defining the regions of interest from among the graphic data stored in the graphic data memory;
an editing mode selector which selects an editing mode for editing the pattern corresponding to the graphic data selected by the pattern selector;
a graphic data editor which edits the graphic data selected by the pattern selector based on the editing mode selected by the editing mode selector; and
a graphic data generator which produces edited graphic data based on the result of the editing of the graphic data editor, the data synthesizer being adapted to produce synthesized data by synthesizing the image data, the graphic data and/or the edited graphic data, wherein said editing mode selector selects the editing mode based on a specified position coordinate of said image, the position coordinate being specified by a cursor positioned thereon, wherein said coordinate position is one of a plurality of position coordinates which are provided on said image for selecting one or more of the following editing modes;
a moving mode;
an enlarging/reducing mode;
a one direction enlarging/reducing mode;
a rotation mode;
a deformation mode and a rotation and deformation mode.
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