Image processing device and image processing method
US6587593B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20104
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing device of the present invention is provided with an area position specifying device and a computing device. When the user specifies a desired object by using the area position specifying device, the computing device generates an emphasized image, in which the specified object is emphasized, and a line image, and the computing device further produces a composite image of these images so as to achieve an illustration image. In addition to the line image, the emphasized image is produced so that it is possible to emphasize an object desired by the user regardless of a state of the line image; consequently, it is possible to generate a natural illustration image in accordance with the actual image.
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