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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
May. 28, 1993
Mieko Asano, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Osamu Hori, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image figure editing system capable of manipulating figure elements given in terms of the image data in a substantially similar manner as the editing of the figure elements given in terms of the vector data. In the system, the position data to specify the figure elements to be operated in the figure are inputted, one of operation modes is specified, characteristics indicative of a shape of the figure are extracted, and features of the figure are determined according to the extracted characteristics, by carrying out an operation indicated by the specified operation mode to the figure elements specified by the inputted position data. In addition, an image of the figure is modified according to the determined features and the extracted characteristics, by carrying out the operation indicated by the specified operation mode to the figure elements specified by the inputted position data.