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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1995
Yasuhiro Izawa, Sanda, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image outputting apparatus in which a texture mapping is carried out includes: a map memory for storing a texture map in which a plurality of predetermined colors of all points on a texture pattern are defined at addresses of the map memory; a storing unit for storing at least a control color value and a control luminance value; a detecting unit for detecting whether or not one of the predetermined colors read from the map memory is in accordance with a specified color indicated by the control color value; and a selecting unit for selectively outputting either an original luminance of a dot on a display plane or a changed luminance indicated by the control luminance value, in accordance with a result of the detection.
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