Title:
IMAGE PROCESSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2000187725
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To save the memory capacity and reading time for storing a character as an image.
Text data 612 are stored in a memory 602 as the attribute of image data 611 of plural resolution values corresponding to an image together with the image data 611. At the time of outputting an image, the image data of a certain resolution matched with the resolution of a printer 631 are selected by a selector 621 and the text is rasterized by a rasterizer based on the resolution. The selected image data and the text are composited by an image composition module 624 and the composited image is outputted by the printer 631.
Inventors:
SHIMIZU YUKIHIKO
Application Number:
JP36551098A
Publication Date:
July 04, 2000
Filing Date:
December 22, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KK
International Classes:
H04N1/387; G06T3/40; (IPC1-7): G06T3/40; H04N1/387
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasunori Otsuka (2 outside)