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Image data processing apparatus capable of composing one image from a plurality of images
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-07-25
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Granted: 1993-03-16
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Expires: 2010-07-25
Abstract
Abstract An image data processing apparatus including a scanner for individually reading first and second image information from first and second documents, a page memory for storing the first image information into its first memory area, a display device for displaying a first image corresponding to the first image information stored in the first memory area of the page memory, a keyboard or a mouse for defining a desired range to be substituted with a second image corresponding to the second image information, in the first image displayed on the display device, a CPU for determining a magnifying ratio of the second image suited to the desired range, according to the sizes of the desired range and the second image, an enlargement/reduction circuit for magnifying the second image in response to the magnifying ratio determined by the CPU and the CPU for further processing a storage of the second image information read by the scanner into a second memory area corresponding to the desired range in the first memory area, according to the magnifying ratio.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideaki Kagawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:47
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F17/00; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; H04N1/3873; H04N1/3875
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
An image data processing apparatus for composing an image from a plurality of document images, comprising: means for separately scanning a first document image with a first size and for scanning a second document image with a second size smaller than the first size, and for obtaining first and second image information corresponding to the first and second document images, respectively; storage means including a first storage area having at least a storage capacity corresponding to the first size for storing the first image information obtained by the scanning means; first writing means for writing the first image information obtained by the scanning means into the first storage area of the storage means; display means for displaying the stored first image information in the first storage area of the storage means; defining means for defining a prescribed range within the displayed first document image, the prescribed range having a third size smaller than the first size; determining means for determining a magnifying ratio for magnifying the second document image from the second size to the third size; magnifying means for magnifying the second document image obtained by the scanning means by the magnifying ratio determined by the determining means; and second writing means for writing the magnified second document image into a second storage area of the storage means corresponding to the prescribed range defined by the defining means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
An image data processing apparatus for composing an image from a plurality of document images, comprising: means for separately scanning a first document image with a first size and for scanning a second document image with a second size smaller than the first size, and for obtaining first and second image information corresponding to the first and second document images, respectively; storage means including a first storage area having at least a storage capacity corresponding to the first size for storing the first image information obtained by the scanning means; first writing means for writing the first image information obtained by the scanning means into the first storage area of the storage means; display means for displaying the stored first image information in the first storage area of the storage means; defining means for defining a prescribed range within the displayed first document image, the prescribed range having a third size smaller than the first size; determining means for determining a magnifying ratio for magnifying the second document image from the second size to the third size; magnifying means for magnifying the second document image obtained by the scanning means by the magnifying ratio determined by the determining means; and second writing means for writing the magnified second document image into a second storage area of the storage means corresponding to the prescribed range defined by the defining means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image data processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnifying means includes image enlarging means for enlarging the size of the second image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image data processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnifying means includes image reducing means for reducing the size of the second image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
177 words
An image information processing method for composing an image from a plurality of document images, comprising the steps of: scanning a first document image having a first size; writing the first document image obtained by the scanning step into a first storage area of a storage means having at least a storage capacity corresponding to the first size; displaying the first document image stored in the first storage area of the storage means; defining a prescribed range within the displayed first document image, the prescribed range having a second size smaller than the first size; scanning a second document image having a third size which is smaller than the first size; determining a magnifying ratio for magnifying the second document image obtained by the second document image scanning step from the third size to the second size; magnifying the second document image by the magnifying ratio determined by the determining step; and writing the magnified second document image into a second storage area of the storage means corresponding to the prescribed range defined by the defining step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
177 words
An image information processing method for composing an image from a plurality of document images, comprising the steps of: scanning a first document image having a first size; writing the first document image obtained by the scanning step into a first storage area of a storage means having at least a storage capacity corresponding to the first size; displaying the first document image stored in the first storage area of the storage means; defining a prescribed range within the displayed first document image, the prescribed range having a second size smaller than the first size; scanning a second document image having a third size which is smaller than the first size; determining a magnifying ratio for magnifying the second document image obtained by the second document image scanning step from the third size to the second size; magnifying the second document image by the magnifying ratio determined by the determining step; and writing the magnified second document image into a second storage area of the storage means corresponding to the prescribed range defined by the defining step.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method of claim 4, wherein the magnifying step includes enlarging the size of the second image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method of claim 4, wherein the magnifying step includes reducing the size of the second image.
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