Patent ID: 6901172
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A likeness drawing apparatus for creating a portrait by combining portrait parts, which comprises: a selection order input unit for inputting one or more identifiers (IDs) of the portrait parts; a parts storage unit for storing said IDs and images of said portrait parts; a parts selection unit for reading out said images in accordance with said ID; a deformation order input unit for inputting deformation orders for deforming said images by selecting at least one operation among movement, rotation, inversion, expansion, and compression; an edition order input unit for inputting edition orders, in the form of a sequence of coordinates of at least one of a segment and a dot train, to edit dots and/or said segment and/or said dot train; a computation unit for forming and editing said images in accordance with said deformation orders and said edition orders; and a display unit for displaying a portrait created by said computation unit.