Image data update apparatus
First Claim
1. An image data update apparatus, the apparatus updating image data showing an image including two areas, anti-aliasing being applied to pixels around a boundary between the two areas, the anti-aliasing smoothing change of color on the boundary, the apparatus comprising:
- an image data storage means for storing first image data showing a first image, part of which includes a first component and a first area with a predetermined color, the first area separating from each other the first component and a background area of the first component, wherein the anti-aliasing is applied to a pixel around a boundary between the first component and the first area and to a pixel around a boundary between the first area and the background area; and
an image data update means for executing an image data update operation having a first step of generating second image data wherein;
(i) a second image shown by the second image data generated at the first step of the image data update operation by the image data update means is an image which is generated by changing the first component in the first image into a second component with respect to color,(ii) the first area separating the first component and the background area is a strip-shaped area having a width of at least two pixels or over; and
(iii) when the image data update means changes the first component in the first image with respect to the color among the first image data stored in the image data storage means, the anti-aliasing applied to the pixel around the boundary between the first area and the background area is maintained, while anti-aliasing is applied to the pixel around a boundary between the second component and the first area.
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Abstract
An image data update apparatus that can highlight a component with maintaining an appearance of an image to which anti-aliasing is applied and with suppressing increase in processing load is provided. When periodically changing a color arrangement of a traffic congestion line bordered using a color of black and displayed on a map image, only a central portion of the traffic congestion line is changed. Each time the color arrangement is changed, anti-aliasing is applied only to a boundary between the central portion and bordering portion but not to a boundary with a background map image.
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1. An image data update apparatus, the apparatus updating image data showing an image including two areas, anti-aliasing being applied to pixels around a boundary between the two areas, the anti-aliasing smoothing change of color on the boundary, the apparatus comprising:
an image data storage means for storing first image data showing a first image, part of which includes a first component and a first area with a predetermined color, the first area separating from each other the first component and a background area of the first component, wherein the anti-aliasing is applied to a pixel around a boundary between the first component and the first area and to a pixel around a boundary between the first area and the background area; and an image data update means for executing an image data update operation having a first step of generating second image data wherein; (i) a second image shown by the second image data generated at the first step of the image data update operation by the image data update means is an image which is generated by changing the first component in the first image into a second component with respect to color, (ii) the first area separating the first component and the background area is a strip-shaped area having a width of at least two pixels or over; and (iii) when the image data update means changes the first component in the first image with respect to the color among the first image data stored in the image data storage means, the anti-aliasing applied to the pixel around the boundary between the first area and the background area is maintained, while anti-aliasing is applied to the pixel around a boundary between the second component and the first area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9)
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6. A method for generating a road map image using anti-aliasing to a pixel around a boundary between two areas in a road map for smoothing change of color on the boundary, the method comprising:
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arranging, in an image, (i) a background area, (ii) an indication area, and (iii) an edge area having a predetermined color, the edge area intervening between the background area and the indication area; applying anti-aliasing to pixels around, of the edge area, an outer boundary and an inner boundary to thereby complete generation of a first image, the outer boundary intervening between the background area and the edge area, the inner boundary intervening between the indication area and the edge area; and updating the first image by changing the indication area in a color to thereby complete generation of a second image, wherein; (i) the edge area intervening between the indication area and the background area is a strip-shaped area having a width of at least two pixels; and (ii) in the changing of the indication area in the color, the anti-aliasing, having been applied to the pixels around the outer boundary intervening between the background area and the edge area, is unchanged while anti-aliasing is newly applied to the pixels around the inner boundary intervening between the edge area and the indication area, which is changed in the color. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 10)
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11. An image data update apparatus, comprising:
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a storage unit that stores first image data that visualizes a first image, the first image including a first main part, a background part, and a separation part of a predetermined color, the separation part being strip-shaped and of a width of at least two pixels, and separating the first main part and the background part; and a control unit that performs anti-aliasing on a pixel around a first main part boundary that is visualized between the first main part and the separation part, as well as on a pixel around a second main part boundary that is visualized between the separation part and the background part, the control unit further generating second image data that visualizes a second image that includes the first background part, the first separation part, and a second main part that is a different in color than the first main part, wherein in generating the second image data, the control unit performs no further anti-aliasing as to the pixel around the second boundary, but performs additional anti-aliasing on the pixel around the first boundary that is visualized between the second main part and the separation part.
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