Patent ID: 6112213
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An image processing method comprising:a first designation step of designating an edit-start point on an edit area of a displayed image;a second designation step of designating an edit-end point on the edit area;a first specifying step of specifying a movement area to be moved and a movement destination;a second specifying step of specifying a copy area to be copied and a copy destination;a movement step of moving the movement area to the movement destination specified at said first specifying step; anda copying step of copying the copy area at the copy destination specified at said second specifying step,wherein if the rectangular edit area is longer in a row-direction than a column-direction, at said first designation step, the movement area is designated from a column including the edit-start point to a column including the edit-end point, and the column including the edit-end point is designated as the movement destination,and at said second designation step, the column including the edit-start point is designated as the copy area, and columns of the movement area excluding the movement destination are designated as the copy destinations,and wherein at said movement step, the movement area is moved, and at said copying step, the copy area is copied at the copy destinations.