Image analysis – Image segmentation – Region labeling
Patent
1997-12-22
2000-07-11
Bella, Matthew C.
Image analysis
Image segmentation
Region labeling
382238, 358 13, 358401, G06K 934
Patent
active
060884800
ABSTRACT:
In an image forming apparatus which forms an image by parallel-processing an instruction set described in a page description language and in which image data can be efficiently processed by properly dividing the sequence of instructions for parallel-processing, interpreting means generates an intermediate representation independent of a language by interpreting an image plotting instruction described in a page description language according to a grammar of a page description language. The intermediate representation is divided into blocks according to a particle size designated by particle size designating means. Divided blocks are distributed by distributing means to converting means which can operate in parallel to each other and thereby converted into pixel representations. Partial converted pixel representations are synthesized by synthesizing means into a page image. Since the intermediate representation which results from interpreting the page description language is divided into blocks as described above, blocks of intermediate representations sharing an attribute can be correctly discriminated from each other.
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Bella Matthew C.
Fuji 'Xerox Co., Ltd.
Patel Kanji
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