Image processing method, apparatus and storage medium therefor
US6927874B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T3/4038
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing method and apparatus for forming a mosaic image by combining a plurality of material images, dividing a first image that is the basis of the mosaic image into a plurality of tile areas, comparing each tile area with each of the material images, selecting a material image that most resembles the tile area in terms of color or luminance and pasting this material image to the tile area, thereby creating a mosaic image.
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