Patent ID: 6507344
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A figure processing apparatus for processing a figure which includes inside and outside outlines having respective predetermined directions, said apparatus comprising:thickening means for thickening first and second outlines; calculation means for calculating an intersection of the first and second outlines thickened by said thickening means; generation means for generating third and fourth outlines by separating the first and second outlines thickened by said thickening means from each other based on the intersection calculated by said calculation means, and by connecting the separated first and second outlines such that the direction of one of the first and second outlines becomes identical to that of the other of the first and second outlines; deletion means for determining, for each of the third and fourth outlines, whether the outline is an inside outline or an outside outline and whether the outline has a direction different from the predetermined direction, and for deleting either of the third or fourth outlines if the outline is determined to have a direction different from the predetermined direction; and output means for outputting the figure including those of the third and fourth outlines not deleted by said deletion means.