Patent ID: 8041122
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus configured to execute processing for generating a vector sequence representing an image, the image processing apparatus comprising at least one processor which executes a program stored in a memory, wherein the at least one processor functions as: a dividing unit configured to divide the image into a plurality of regions based on attribute information of the image; an extracting unit configured to extract region boundary information relating to a boundary line between regions divided by the dividing unit; an intersection information generating unit configured to identify intersections of different boundaries of the divided regions based on the region boundary information extracted by the extracting unit; an inter-edge point vector generating unit configured to generate inter-edge point vector data for each boundary connecting edge points corresponding to the intersections identified by the intersection information generating unit; and an individual region vector generating unit configured to generate vector data of each region divided by the dividing unit based on the inter-edge point vector data generated by the inter-edge point vector generating unit.