Image processing apparatus, image processing system, image processing method, and computer-readable medium
US8363064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, an image-element group determining unit and a shape changing unit. The receiving unit receives (i) a command to form a blank space and (ii) information specifying a position where the blank space is to be formed in a drawing space for displaying a drawn image. The image-element group determining unit determines, as an image-element group, image elements having a predetermined relation with each other and being drawn in the drawing space. The shape changing unit performs a shape changing process collectively for the image elements of image-element group. The shape changing process includes at least one of (i) a process of moving image elements of the image-element group so as to move the image-element group away from the specified position where the blank space is to be formed, and (ii) a process of reducing the image elements of the image-element group
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