Image processing method and an image processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• input means for inputting an original image having an image area containing an image, and a symbol area containing information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area, the image area being input without conversion;
• separation means for separating said original image that is input by said input means into said symbol area and said image area;
• analyzation means for analyzing said symbol area that is separated by said separation means to determine the information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area;
• out-area erasing means for erasing an image that falls outside a range that is designated by the information in said symbol area as determined by said analyzation means;
• isolated point erasing means for erasing an isolated point within said range;
• blank area correction means for correcting blank areas within said range;
• control means for controlling said out-area erasing means, said isolated point erasing means, and said blank area correction means in consonance with analysis results as determined by said analyzation means;
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• output means for outputting an image that is processed under control of said control means.

An image processing method comprising:

• an input step of inputting an original image having an image area containing an image, and a symbol area containing information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area, the image area being input without conversion;
• a separation step of separating said original image that is input at said input step into said symbol area and said image area;
• an analyzation step of analyzing said symbol area that is separated at said separation step to determine the information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area;
• an execution step of performing a predetermined processing based on the information obtained by the result of analysis by said analyzation step to the image area separated by said separating step;
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• an output step of outputting an image that is processed at said execution step.

An image processing method comprising;

• an input step of inputting an original image having an image area containing an image, and a symbol area containing information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area, the image area being input without conversion;
• a separation step of separating said original image that is input at said input step into said symbol area and said image area;
• an analyzation step of analyzing said symbol area that is separated at said separation step to determine the information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area;
• an out-area erasing step of erasing an image that falls outside a range that is designated by the information in said symbol area as determined by said analyzation step;
• an isolated point erasing step of erasing an isolated point within said range;
• a blank area correction step of correcting blank areas within said range;
• a control step of controlling said out-area erasing step, said isolated point erasing step, and said blank area correction step in consonance with analysis results as determined by said analyzation step;
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• an output step of outputting an image that is processed under control of said control step.

A computer readable medium having recorded thereon codes for implementing a computer implementable method for image processing comprising:

• an input step of inputting an original image having an image area containing an image, and a symbol area containing information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area, the image area being input without conversion;
• a separation step of separating said original image that is input at said input step into said symbol area and said image area;
• an analyzation step of analyzing said symbol area that is separated at said separation step to determine the information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area;
• an execution step of performing a predetermined processing based on the information obtained by the result of analysis by said analyzation step to the image area separated by said separating step;
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• an output step of outputting an image that is processed at said execution step.

A computer readable medium having recorded thereon codes for implementing a computer implementable method for image processing comprising:

• an input step of inputting an original image having an image area containing an image, and a symbol area containing information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area, the image area being input without conversion;
• a separation step of separating said original image that is input at said input step into said symbol area and said image area;
• an analyzation step of analyzing said symbol area that is separated at said separation step to determine the information indicative of an editing operation to be executed on the image in the image area;
• an out-area erasing step of erasing an image that falls outside a range that is designated by the information in said symbol area as determined by said analyzation step;
• an isolated point erasing step of erasing an isolated point within said range;
• a blank area correction step of correcting blank areas within said range;
• a control step of controlling said out-area erasing step, said isolated point erasing step, and said blank area correction step in consonance with analysis results as determined by said analyzation step;
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• an output step of outputting an image that is processed under control of said control step.