Method and apparatus for generating mosaic image
US8160358B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/32
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a mosaic image by mosaic processing of an image are provided, in which an object to be used in a mosaic is acquired from a received image, the object is stored in a storage medium, a target image to be mosaic-processed is received, a mosaic block size is set, at least one object selected from among objects stored in the storage medium is received for use as a mosaic block, the target image is divided into a plurality of areas each having the mosaic block size, and the object is set as a mosaic block by reflecting a color of each divided area in the object.
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