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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Takeichi, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus renders a stroke formed by paths. A first obtaining unit obtains shape information representing a shape of a path, a second obtaining unit obtains end-point information representing a modification method for an end point, and a third obtaining unit obtains line-width information representing a line-width of the stroke. A generation unit generates stencil data of the stroke based on the shape, the line-width, and the end-point information. The generation unit includes a first generator to generate basic stencil data by fattening the path represented by the shape information based on the line-width information, and a second generator to generate end-point stencil data based on the end-point information. The generation unit merges the end-point stencil data into the basic stencil data in generating the stencil data. The end-point information represents one of a butt, a square, and a round as the modification method for the end point.