Image processing apparatus and method
    1.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus and method 失效
    图像处理装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06298156B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-02

    申请号:US08630748

    申请日:1996-04-10

    IPC分类号: G06K948

    CPC分类号: G06T3/403 G06T7/12

    摘要: An edge vector extraction unit (122) extracts edge vectors from an input image, and a variable-magnification processing unit (123) performs smoothing/variable-magnification processing of the edge vectors. A vertex point adjustment unit (100) selects each of vertex points constituting an edge vector loop as a vertex point of interest, discriminates the directions of two vertex vectors, which sandwich the edge point of interest, and adjusts the coordinate position of the vertex point of interest sandwiched between the two edge vectors having a predetermined combination on the basis of the combination of the directions, thereby suppressing a deformation of an output image, which may be caused by the variable-magnification processing.

    摘要翻译: 边缘向量提取单元(122)从输入图像提取边缘向量,并且可变倍率处理单元(123)执行边缘向量的平滑/可变放大处理。 顶点调整单元(100)选择构成边缘向量循环的每个顶点作为关注点,识别夹着感兴趣边缘点的两个顶点向量的方向,并调整顶点的坐标位置 基于方向的组合,夹在具有预定组合的两个边缘向量之间的感兴趣的关注,从而抑制可能由可变放大处理引起的输出图像的变形。

    Image processing apparatus and method
    2.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus and method 失效
    图像处理装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5974195A

    公开(公告)日:1999-10-26

    申请号:US543310

    申请日:1995-10-16

    CPC分类号: H04N1/3935 G06K9/48 G06T9/20

    摘要: The contour vectors of an image are stored in a small storage capacity, and are enlarged/reduced in correspondence with a desired variable-magnification factor to be faithful to an input image. For this purpose, when a binary image is input from a binary image input unit (11), a contour vector extraction unit extracts contour vectors, and detects the positions of isolated points. The contour vectors are enlarged/reduced by a vector variable-magnification/smoothing unit (13), and a binary image is reproduced by a binary image reproduction unit (15). On the other hand, each of the isolated points is subjected to variable-magnification processing by an isolated point variable-magnification processing unit (14), so that its position is converted into a position corresponding to the variable-magnification factor, and points corresponding in number to the variable-magnification factor form the isolated point. Thus, the storage capacity of the isolated points can be reduced, and the isolated points are subjected to variable-magnification processing at an appropriate variable-magnification factor corresponding to the desired variable-magnification factor.

    摘要翻译: 图像的轮廓矢量被存储在小的存储容量中,并且与期望的可变放大倍数相对应地被放大/缩小以忠实于输入图像。 为此,当从二进制图像输入单元(11)输入二进制图像时,轮廓矢量提取单元提取轮廓矢量并检测孤立点的位置。 通过矢量可变放大/平滑单元(13)对轮廓矢量进行放大/缩小,并且二进制图像由二进制图像再现单元(15)再现。 另一方面,通过隔离点可变倍率处理单元(14)对每个隔离点进行可变放大处理,使得其位置被转换成与可变放大倍数相对应的位置,并且对应于点 以可变放大倍率的数量形成孤立点。 因此,可以减少隔离点的存储容量,并且以对应于期望的可变放大系数的适当的可变放大倍数进行可变放大处理。

    Image processing method and apparatus using separate processing for
pseudohalf tone area
    3.
    发明授权
    Image processing method and apparatus using separate processing for pseudohalf tone area 失效
    用于伪半色调区域的图像处理方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5832141A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-03

    申请号:US826876

    申请日:1997-04-07

    摘要: In variably magnifying and outputting an image, proper variable magnification processing is performed with respect to a character/line draw component and a pseudo-halftone component, respectively. A binary image acquired by a binary image acquiring unit is supplied to an image area separating unit, in which the binary image is separated into a character/line draw area and a pseudo-halftone area. An image in the character/line draw area is supplied to an outline variable magnification unit, which performs extraction of outline vector data, smoothing processing thereof, and reproduction processing of a binary image. An image in the pseudo-halftone area is supplied to a pseudo-halftone image variable magnification unit, in which the image is subjected to multivalue conversion processing in units of pixels, variable magnification processing by thinning or interpolation of pixels, and binarization again. A synthesizing unit synthesizes binary images output from these variable magnification unit and outputs the synthesized image to a binary image output unit.

    摘要翻译: 在可变地放大和输出图像时,分别对于字符/线条绘制分量和伪半色调分量执行适当的可变放大处理。 由二进制图像获取单元获取的二进制图像被提供给图像区域分离单元,其中二进制图像被分离成字符/线条绘制区域和伪半色调区域。 字符/线绘制区域中的图像被提供给轮廓变量放大单元,其执行轮廓矢量数据的提取,其平滑处理和二进制图像的再现处理。 将伪半色调区域中的图像提供给伪像半色调图像可变放大单元,其中以像素为单位对图像进行多值转换处理,再次对二进制进行二值化处理。 合成单元合成从这些可变倍率单元输出的二进制图像,并将合成图像输出到二进制图像输出单元。

    Image processing apparatus, and method of controlling same, using a combination of enlargement and fixed ratio reduction processing
    4.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus, and method of controlling same, using a combination of enlargement and fixed ratio reduction processing 失效
    图像处理装置及其控制方法,使用放大和固定比例缩小处理的组合

    公开(公告)号:US06232978B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-15

    申请号:US08543626

    申请日:1995-10-16

    IPC分类号: G06T300

    CPC分类号: G06T3/403

    摘要: Contour vectors are extracted by an outline extraction unit from a binary image acquired by a binary image acquisition unit. An outline smoothing/zooming unit smoothes and zooms the image expressed by the contour vectors. The zoom ratio at this time is controlled by a zoom controller in such a manner that a zoom ratio obtained by combining this zoom ratio with the zoom ratio of a second zooming unit will become a desired zoom ratio. The smoothed and zoomed image data is converted to a binary image by a binary image reproducing unit. This binary image is zoomed by the second zooming unit. The zoom ratio here preferably is selected in such a manner that the zoom ratio of the smoothing zoom unit becomes unity or greater. As a result, zooming of image data expressed by vectors is no longer limited to enlargement, images can be reduced in size while still remaining faithful to the original image, and it is unnecessary to process extra data.

    摘要翻译: 通过二进制图像获取单元获取的二进制图像由轮廓提取单元提取轮廓矢量。 轮廓平滑/缩放单元平滑和缩放由轮廓矢量表示的图像。 此时的变焦比由变焦控制器控制,使得通过将该变焦比与第二变焦单元的变焦比组合而获得的变焦比将成为期望的变焦比。 平滑化和缩放的图像数据通过二进制图像再现单元转换为二进制图像。 该二进制图像由第二缩放单元缩放。 这里的变焦比优选地以使得平滑变焦单元的变焦比变为1或更大的方式来选择。 结果,由向量表示的图像数据的缩放不再局限于放大,可以减小图像的大小,同时仍然忠实于原始图像,并且不需要处理额外的数据。

    Image processing method and apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Image processing method and apparatus 失效
    图像处理方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06289136B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-11

    申请号:US08619910

    申请日:1996-03-20

    IPC分类号: G06K932

    CPC分类号: G06T3/403

    摘要: In magnifying a multivalued image, binary images are generated by using the respective density levels of the multivalued image as thresholds. The contour of each binary image is equivalent to an equidensity curve corresponding to each density gradient of the original multivalued image. Outline vectors of each binary image are extracted and magnified/smoothed. The contour of each binary image represents an equidensity curve corresponding to each density gradient of the magnified multivalued image. In a binary image area corresponding to a black pixel of each binary image, a pixel having a density equal to the threshold used to generate the binary image is written. This processing is sequentially performed for all the binary images from a low-density binary image to a high-density binary image to generate a multivalued image. The objected multivalued image is subjected to density gradient smoothing processing. As a result, a magnified multivalued image is obtained.

    摘要翻译: 在放大多值图像时,通过使用多值图像的相应浓度水平作为阈值来生成二进制图像。 每个二进制图像的轮廓等价于对应于原始多值图像的每个密度梯度的等距曲线。 提取并放大/平滑每个二进制图像的轮廓向量。 每个二进制图像的轮廓表示对应于放大的多值图像的每个密度梯度的等距曲线。 在对应于每个二进制图像的黑色像素的二进制图像区域中,写入具有等于用于生成二值图像的阈值的浓度的像素。 对于从低密度二进制图像到高密度二进制图像的所有二进制图像依次执行该处理,以生成多值图像。 对象多值图像进行密度梯度平滑处理。 结果,获得了放大的多值图像。

    Image processing apparatus and method
    6.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus and method 失效
    图像处理装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5848185A

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-08

    申请号:US579358

    申请日:1995-12-27

    IPC分类号: G06T3/40 G06T5/00 G06K9/34

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 在彩色图像输入步骤中输入要处理的数字彩色图像,在图像段提取步骤中从输入彩色图像中提取图像片段,并且创建提取的图像片段的数据。 接下来,在图像段识别步骤中区分每个提取的图像段中的图像段分量,并且在自适应缩放步骤中对每个提取的图像段进行与所识别的图像段分量一致的缩放处理,从而创建 输入图像的缩放图像。 已经创建的缩放图像被显示,作为硬拷贝输出,或者在彩色图像输出步骤中被传送到传输线。 因此,有效地处理其中具有不同特征的图像段被混合的彩色图像。

    Image processing apparatus for detecting changes of an image signal and image processing method therefor
    7.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus for detecting changes of an image signal and image processing method therefor 失效
    用于检测图像信号的变化的图像处理装置及其图像处理方法

    公开(公告)号:US06661838B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-09

    申请号:US08651348

    申请日:1996-05-22

    IPC分类号: H04B166

    摘要: In one aspect, an image processing apparatus inputs an input image signal and detecting whether or not there is a frame change in an image by comparing the input image signal with a reference image signal. A memory is used for updating the reference image signal by storing the input image signal as the reference image signal in units of frames when there is a frame change. In another aspect, the image processing apparatus extracts change components between images by comparing the input image signal with the reference image signal, the reference image signal being an earlier input signal when a most recent prior change component was extracted. The extracted change components are corrected by detecting and removing an erroneously extracted change component, and an image change is discriminated in the input image signal on the basis of the change components as corrected.

    摘要翻译: 一方面,图像处理装置通过将输入图像信号与参考图像信号进行比较来输入输入图像信号并检测图像中是否存在帧变化。 当存在帧改变时,存储器通过以帧为单位存储输入图像信号作为参考图像信号来更新参考图像信号。 在另一方面,图像处理装置通过将输入图像信号与参考图像信号进行比较来提取图像之间的变化分量,当提取最近的先前变化分量时,参考图像信号是较早的输入信号。 通过检测和去除错误提取的改变分量来校正所提取的改变分量,并且基于校正的改变分量在输入图像信号中区分图像变化。

    Image processing apparatus and method
    8.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus and method 失效
    图像处理装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06556711B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-29

    申请号:US09162727

    申请日:1998-09-30

    IPC分类号: G06K934

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 在彩色图像输入步骤中输入要处理的数字彩色图像,在图像段提取步骤中从输入彩色图像中提取图像片段,并且创建提取的图像片段的数据。 接下来,在图像段识别步骤中区分每个提取的图像段中的图像段分量,并且在自适应缩放步骤中对每个提取的图像段进行与所识别的图像段分量一致的缩放处理,从而创建 输入图像的缩放图像。 已经创建的缩放图像被显示,作为硬拷贝输出,或者在彩色图像输出步骤中被传送到传输线。 因此,可以对其中混合具有不同特征的图像段的彩色图像进行优异的处理。

    Exposure apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Exposure apparatus 有权
    曝光装置

    公开(公告)号:US08384900B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-26

    申请号:US12582979

    申请日:2009-10-21

    申请人: Shinichiro Koga

    发明人: Shinichiro Koga

    CPC分类号: G03B27/42 G03F9/7003

    摘要: An exposure apparatus includes a controller configured to calculate a position of an alignment mark detected by a detector, to approximate a deformation of a substrate by using an approximation equation, to calculate a correction amount of each of the plurality of shots, and to control driving of a stage in exposing each shot based on a correction amount that is calculated. The approximation equation is defined as a sum of a first term representative of a deformation of the entire substrate, and at least one of a second term representative of a distortion of a shot arrangement and a third term representative of a shot shape.

    摘要翻译: 曝光装置包括:控制器,其被配置为计算由检测器检测到的对准标记的位置,以通过使用近似方程来近似基板的变形,以计算多个拍摄中的每一个的校正量,并且控制驱动 基于所计算的校正量来曝光每个镜头的阶段。 近似方程被定义为代表整个基板的变形的第一项和表示射击布置的变形的第二项中的至少一个和表示射击形状的第三项的总和。

    Exposure apparatus
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US08345244B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US12582979

    申请日:2009-10-21

    申请人: Shinichiro Koga

    发明人: Shinichiro Koga

    摘要: An exposure apparatus includes a controller configured to calculate a position of an alignment mark detected by a detector, to approximate a deformation of a substrate by using an approximation equation, to calculate a correction amount of each of the plurality of shots, and to control driving of a stage in exposing each shot based on a correction amount that is calculated. The approximation equation is defined as a sum of a first term representative of a deformation of the entire substrate, and at least one of a second term representative of a distortion of a shot arrangement and a third term representative of a shot shape.