Patent ID: 8102562
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for forming an externally framed image in which an externally framed image is formed by connecting, with an upper ruled line and a lower ruled line, an upper extension line and a lower extension line of a front decorative-figure image constituting a front end portion of an external frame to an upper extension line and a lower extension line of a rear decorative-figure image constituting a rear end portion of the external frame, respectively, said apparatus comprising a CPU that: steplessly adjusts an outside contour and inside contour between adjustment connection line and adjustment ruled line which constitute an adjustment connecting point which is made up of at least one of a connecting point between the upper extension line of the front decorative-figure image and the upper ruled line, a connecting point between the lower extension line of the front decorative-figure image and the lower ruled line, a connecting point between the upper extension line of the rear decorative-figure image and the upper ruled line, and a connecting point between the lower extension line of the rear decorative-figure image and the lower ruled line; sets image adjustment region inclusive of the adjustment connecting point, an end portion of the adjustment extension line, and an end portion of the adjustment ruled line relative to the externally framed image before adjustment; defines crossing points by obtaining an upper crossing point and a lower crossing point between that end of the image adjustment region which lies on the side of the adjustment extension line and an outside contour and inner contour of the adjustment extension line, respectively, and also for obtaining an upper crossing point and a lower crossing point between that end of the image adjustment region which lies on the side of the adjustment ruled line and an outside contour and an inner contour of the adjustment ruled line, respectively; and disposes, in place of the image of the externally framed image before adjustment inside the image adjustment region, a connection image having an upper contour steplessly connecting the extension-line-side upper crossing point and the ruled-line-side upper crossing point, and also having a lower contour steplessly connecting the extension-line-side lower crossing point and the ruled-line-side lower crossing point.