Patent · US Expired

Image editor

US4750044A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1987
Grant dateJun 7, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/38
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image editor for editing image data of a document according to an attribute designated. The image editor includes attribute memory means for storing individual attributes for indicating a processing method of an image signal for every unit of a virtual area on an image area of a document, said virtual area being defined as one of the areas obtained by dividing the image area of a document regularly so as to have a larger area than that of one pixel and, attribute designation means for indicating an attribute of every unit of virtual area to said attribute memory means.

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