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US 5,694,486 AGranted
Image processing apparatus and method for designating one of a plurality of operating modes
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobuyuki Shigeeda, Yoshihiro Ishida
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises an input unit for inputting image data, an extracting unit for extracting outline data on the basis of the inputted image data, a deriving unit for performing size change, rotation, and movement processes to the extracted outline data and for deriving outline data corresponding to an image to be outputted, a forming unit for forming image data on the basis of the derived outline data, and an output unit for outputting the formed image.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting image data;
- designation means for designating one of a plurality of output modes including a first output mode in which image data is enlarged or reduced, rotated and moved and then outputted, and a second output mode in which image data is outputted without changes;
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- control means for (1) controlling extraction means, processing means, reproduction means and output means such that the extraction means extracts vector information representing an outline of an image from the image data inputted by said input means, the processing means processes the extracted vector information, the reproduction means reproduces image information based on the processed vector information, and the output means outputs image data based on the reproduced image information, if the first output mode is designated by said designation means, and (2) executing a prescribed processing of the image data inputted by said input means and controlling the output means to output the image data upon which the prescribed processing has been executed, if the second output mode is designated by said designation means.
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An image processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting image data into an image processing apparatus;
- designating one of a plurality of output modes for the image processing apparatus including a first output mode in which the input image data is enlarged or reduced, rotated and moved, and then outputted and a second output mode in which image data is outputted without changes;
- extracting vector information representing an outline of an image from the image data inputted in said inputting step, processing the extracted vector information, reproducing image information based on the processed vector information, and outputting image data based on the reproduced image information, if the first output mode is designated in said designating step;
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- executing a prescribed processing of the image data inputted in said inputting step and outputting the image data upon which the prescribed processing has been executed, if the second output mode is designated in said designating step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.