Abstract: A digital color image to be processed is inputted at a color image input step, image segments are extracted from the input color image at an image-segment extraction step, and the data of the extracted image segments is created. Next, image-segment components in each extracted image segment are discriminated at an image-segment discrimination step, and each extracted image segment is subjected to zoom processing, which conforms to the discriminated image-segment component, at an adaptive zoom step, thereby creating a zoomed image of the input image. The zoomed image that has been created is displayed, outputted as a hard copy or delivered to a transmission line at a color image output step. Accordingly, a color image in which image segments having different characteristics are mixed can be subjected to excellent processing.

Abstract: A digital color image to be processed is inputted at a color image input step, image segments are extracted from the input color image at an image-segment extraction step, and the data of the extracted image segments is created. Next, image-segment components in each extracted image segment are discriminated at an image-segment discrimination step, and each extracted image segment is subjected to zoom processing, which conforms to the discriminated image-segment component, at an adaptive zoom step, thereby creating a zoomed image of the input image. The zoomed image that has been created is displayed, outputted as a hard copy or delivered to a transmission line at a color image output step. Accordingly, a color image in which image segments having different characteristics are mixed can be subjected to excellent processing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a composition device for composing document data, graphic data and image data. The document data to be composed is stored in a storage device in a form that is independent of the capacity of an output device. An output control device converts, in accordance with the capacity of the output device, the stored document data upon output to the output device, and controls the output device for outputting the converted document data.

Abstract: A three-dimensional model processing apparatus includes a three-dimensional data-format converter for converting the data format of three-dimensional data inputted by a three-dimensional data input unit, a three-dimensional data processor for processing the three-dimensional data converted by the three-dimensional data-format converter, a three-dimensional model creating unit for creating a three-dimensional model from the three-dimensional data processed by the three-dimensional processor, and a three-dimensional model editor for editing the three-dimensional model created by the three-dimensional model creating unit and applying operations to the shape data. A three-dimensional model is created and edited irrespective of the type of three-dimensional data inputted in different modes.

Abstract: A digital color image to be processed is inputted at a color image input step, image segments are extracted from the input color image at an image-segment extraction step, and data of the extracted image segments is created. Next, image-segment components in each extracted image segment are discriminated at an image-segment discrimination step, and each extracted image segment is subjected to zoom processing, which conforms to the discriminated image-segment component, at an adaptive zoom step, thereby creating a zoomed image of the input image. The zoomed image that has been created is displayed, outputted as a hard copy or delivered to a transmission line at a color image output step. Accordingly, a color image in which image segments having different characteristics are mixed is efficiently processed.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a plurality of substantially corresponding points are designated on a reference image and a peripheral image. The degree of coincidence is detected between a window in the peripheral image with a corresponding point as the center, and windows successively cut from the reference image, whose center is a corresponding point. The corresponding point at the center of the window having the highest degree of coincidence in the reference image is moved and an offset between this corresponding point and the corresponding point on the peripheral image is detected. When a corresponding point whose offset is greater than a threshold exists, the peripheral image is subjected to an affine transformation using a corresponding point on the reference image whose offset is less than the threshold. The processing is repeated by using the corresponding point on the transformed peripheral image.

Abstract: Plural range images having different resolutions are generated from an input range image and normal vectors are calculated for each generated range image. An edge map is formed for each of the plural range images based on the calculated normal vectors and a single edge map is formed by synthesizing the plural formed edge maps. Polygon data describing the surface shape of an object represented by the input range image are formed based on the synthesized edge map. Polygon data of high precision that represents characteristics of the surface shape of the object is thereby formed with little data.

Abstract: A drawing processing apparatus holds blocks and character strings as drawing objects and introduces three concepts, that is, a writable region for characters, a writable region for additional characters and a character frame within a block. The apparatus has the functions of automatic line feed within a character frame, layout of a character frame in a writable region for additional characters, addition of a character string at an arbitrary position and size adjustment between a character frame and a block.

Abstract: A method of forming a gradated image by using a thermal printer wherein a thermal head having a plurality of lined-up heating elements scans in one direction and the surface of thermal paper is fed in a secondary scanning direction intermittently and synchronously with the scanning movement of the thermal head. The method comprising the steps of setting a feed amount of the thermal paper to a level which is not greater than 1/2 of the length of arrangement of the heating elements, advancing the thermal paper to the position where the sections formed between the preceding printing sections become the subsequent printing sections.