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AssigneeSony Computer Entertainment Inc.
InventorsAkio Ohba, Masaaki Oka, Naoto Yoshioka
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Abstract of Disclosure An image processing apparatus includes a normal vector mapping section for dividing a surface of an object into a plurality of divided surfaces and generating a first normal vector pointing to the vertical direction of each of the divided surfaces, a luminance value mapping section for replacing the first normal vector of each divided surface with a luminance value associated with one of a predetermined number of second normal vectors, each associated with a different luminance value, which is most analogous in characteristic to the first normal vector, and a graphic processor for shading each divided surface according to the replaced luminance value.
An image processing method, comprising:dividing a surface of an object of image data into a plurality of areas;generating a first normal vector for each of said plurality of areas;determining second normal vectors each having identification data, wherein a number of said second normal vectors is smaller than a number of said first normal vectors;
An image processing apparatus, comprising:means for dividing a surface of an object of image data into a plurality of areas, and generating a first normal vector for each of said plurality of areas;means for determining second normal vectors each havingidentification data, wherein a number of said second normal vectors is smaller than a number of said first normal vectors;means for associating each of said first normal vectors with one of said second normal vectors, and assigning each of said second normal vectors to at least one of said plurality of areas where said associated first normal vector has been generated;
A semiconductor device, comprising:
A storage medium containing a program for causing a computer to execute steps comprising:dividing a surface of an object of image data into a plurality of areas;generating a first normal vector for each of said plurality of areas;determining second normal vectors each having identification data, wherein a number of said second normal vectors is smaller than a number of said first normal vectors;associating each of said first normal vectors with one of said second normal vectors;assigning each of said second normal vectors to at least one of said plurality of areas where said associated first normal vector has been generated;
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