Image synthesizing apparatus
US6940526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/24
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed an image synthesizing apparatus for producing a synthetic image that consists of a background image and at least a main image superimposed on the back ground image. An input image is displayed in a main display area of a control screen, whereas an outer frame and at least an inner frame are displayed in a sub display area of the control screen in accordance with a selected template. First a crop boundary having a similar shape to the outer frame is displayed on the image in the main display section. The crop boundary is movable on the image and changeable in size. After pasting a cropped area of the image as the background image in the outer frame, a second image is selected and displayed in the main display area. Then, a crop boundary having a similar shape to the inner frame is displayed on the second image, so a cropped area of the second image is pasted in the inner frame, to be printed as the main image.
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