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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Kaoru Sugita, Iruma, JP;
Kaoru Sugita, Iruma, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Shape-data-generation apparatus includes unit acquiring first-shape data of vector graphics from data source, unit storing sets of second-shape data as structured-vector-graphics data obtained by processing vector-graphics-shape data in specific format and shape number corresponding to second-shape data, unit reading second-shape data corresponding to designated shape number from first storage unit, unit reconstructing vector-graphics shape corresponding to read second-shape data, unit calculating shape-difference-evaluated-value which decreases as similarity between vector-graphics shape corresponding to first-shape data and reconstructed-vector-graphics shape increases to obtain shape-difference-evaluated values, unit calculating minimum shape-difference-evaluated value of shape-difference-evaluated values and new second-shape data corresponding to minimum shape-difference-evaluated value, unit comparing minimum shape-difference-evaluated value with threshold, and unit calculating difference-shape data representing difference shape between shape based on first-shape data and shape based on new second-shape data if minimum shape-difference-evaluated value is not more than threshold.