System and method for image simulation permitting editing with common data

An image simulation system comprising:

• (a) input/output means for designating editing of a target image, including at least one of shape deformation, color change, and partial color change of an image in the target image;
• (b) storage means for storing common data including procedure data for performing editing of a specific image by at least one of shape deformation, color change, and partial color change in the specific image;
• (c) processor means for performing the designated editing by means of a fixed-form simulation using the common data stored;
• (d) output means for outputting an edited target image resulting from the editing;
• (e) means for storing procedure data used in the editing in said storage means as new common data;
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• (f) means within said processor means for performing fixed-form simulation to reproduce a simulation on the basis of the new common data.

For performance on an image simulation system having input/output means, processor means, and storage means, an image simulation method comprising the steps of:

• (a) activating said input/output means to designate editing of a target image, including at least one of shape deformation, color change, and partial color change of an image in the target image, the designating including designating of procedure data for at least one of the shape deformation, color change, and partial color change of the image in the target image;
• (b) activating said processor means to perform the designated editing by designated procedure data;
• (c) outputting an edited target image resulting from the editing;
• (d) storing procedure data used in the editing in said storage means for a fixed-form simulation;
• (e) repeating steps (a) to (d) to store procedure data for a plurality of fixed-mode simulations in said storage means;
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• (f) selecting data for one of said fixed-mode simulations to again activate said processor means to reproduce a fixed-mode simulation on the basis of the selected procedure data.

An image simulation system comprising:

• (a) input/output means for designating editing of a target image, including at least one of shape deformation, color change, and partial color change of an image in the target image, by designating procedure data for at least one of shape deformation, color change, and partial color change of the image in the target image;
• (b) processor means for performing the designated editing by using designated procedure data;
• (c) output means for outputting an edited target image resulting from the editing;
• (d) memory means for storing procedure data used in the editing as data for a fixed-form simulation and for storing procedure data resulting from repeated operation of elements (a) to (c) as procedure data for a plurality of fixed-mode simulations;
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• (e) means for selecting data for one of said fixed-mode simulations to reproduce a fixed-mode simulation on the basis of the selected procedure data upon activating of said processor means again.