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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1993
Dennis L Venable, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael R Campanelli, Webster, NY (US);
William A Fuss, Rochester, NY (US);
James E Bollman, Williamson, NY (US);
Takashi Nagao, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiya Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Yamada, Kanagawaf, JP;
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Fuji Xerox Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and device for describing a complex color raster image as a collection of objects in a hierarchical and device independent format. The purpose of structured imaging (SI) is to expand the scope of a raster image to a collection of individually manipulable component objects. An SI is a hierarchical description of a single output image raster which may be used as one component of a page in a structured document. Objects contributing to the output raster may originate from text, graphics, other rasters or a combination thereof, and all maintain their heritage for selectability and modification. The SI describes not only the source data but also the image processing operations required for rendering the output raster. SI technology supports re-editability, customization and enhancement, automatic image assembly and high performance imaging. Thus, such a model has implications not only in an image editing and processing arena, but also in the filing and printing services used for image handling.