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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shigeki Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358445 ; 358450 ; 358453 ; 382 44 ;
Abstract
An image processing method and apparatus for converting original image data into aesthetic image data having a pictorial touch includes replacing original image data in an area which is at least a portion of the original image data with synthesized painting data obtained from information based on the original image data in the appointed area and other multi-toned sample painting data. Preferably, plural types of sample painting data are provided, the properties of the original image data are detected in every locality, corresponding sample painting data are selected from the plural types of sample painting data in dependence upon the detected properties.