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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitaka Minami, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyasu Kunieda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeru Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Ogasawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masao Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing method of holding a plurality of texture data for applying a metal representation on an image. The method includes acquiring predetermined information concerning at least one of an observation distance as a distance between a print product on which a target region is printed and an observer observing the print product, a sheet on which the target region is printed, or an environment in which the print product is observed, selecting texture data from the plurality of texture data based on the acquired predetermined information, and applying, to the target region, the texture data selected in the selecting.