Japan, Feb. 27 -- CANON INC has got intellectual property rights for 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2021-126880
Category (FI): G06T5/00,735,G06T5/94,H04N1/405,G06T15/04
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in which: when a decorated image is observed at an observation distance different from that when texture data is generated, the texture data does not appear as supposed, and the texture of metal cannot be sufficiently reproduced, which may reduce a decorative effect.SOLUTION: An image processing apparatus holds a plurality of pieces of texture data for applying metallic expression on an image, and the apparatus acquires predetermined information on at least one of an observation distance being the distance between a printed material on which an object area is printed and an observer who observes the printed material, a sheet on which the object area is printed, and an environment for observing the printed material, and selects any one piece of texture data from the plurality of pieces of texture data based on the acquired predetermined information. The apparatus applies the selected texture data to the object area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 (Grant)
Filing Date: Aug. 2, 2021
Publication Date: Feb. 14, 2023
The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100
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