JP2746981B2 - Figure generation method - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a graphic generation method, and more particularly to a graphic generation method for generating a graphic by generating displacement information from an outline of an input graphic.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a method of generating a figure such as an illustration or an illustration in an electro publishing (electronic publishing) or desktop publishing (simple electronic publishing) apparatus, etc.
Basic data such as rectangles and circles (which are called primitive figures) are prepared in advance, and a method of creating a new figure by combining these primitive figures as needed, A method is used in which points on a contour line to be newly created are designated as control points, and lines passing through these control points are connected using straight lines, arcs, and parabolas.

In these conventional methods, the outline of a primitive figure is actually used as a basic shape, and a desired figure is obtained by combining the basic shapes. In practice, a simplified map or block diagram is used. As long as it is applied to the case of expressing a wiring diagram, a satisfactory diagram can be created.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, it is more human-like to express the object with a shape different from the primitive contour shape, such as a figure expressing an animation character or an abstracted animal, person, vehicle, or the like. May give a favorable impression. In this case, it is unsatisfactory to express only the conventional primitive figures.

On the other hand, if an attempt is made to connect and configure only control points, the number of control points increases, and the drawing procedure becomes complicated.

In particular, no method has been conceived of using outlines of natural images and objects in illustrations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional drawbacks, and provides a graphic generation method capable of using a contour obtained from an image input from a scanner or a camera for generating a new graphic. .

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to solve the problem, a graphic generation method according to the present invention extracts contour information from input image information and stores the extracted contour information and basic graphic storage means. Displacement information is generated from the stored basic figure and stored in the displacement information storage means, and the displacement information stored in the displacement information storage means is mapped to the basic figure stored in the basic figure storage means. Thus, a figure is generated and output.

Here, the basic figure storage means stores a plurality of basic figures, and a basic figure for generating the displacement information and a basic figure to which the displacement information is mapped are each selected from the plurality of basic figures. Is done. Further, the ratio of the displacement based on the displacement information is changed, and a graphic is generated based on the displacement information with the changed ratio. Further, the extracted contour information and the basic figure are displayed on a display means, and the displacement information is generated based on the display.

First Embodiment (Description of Principle) First, the principle of the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the positions at which the displacement data shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 can be associated with each other on an existing contour (hereinafter referred to as a basic figure) such as a circle or a rectangle shown in FIGS. In addition, a shape contour of a new figure is obtained as the sum of the existing contour and the displacement amount data.

(First Example) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a circle having _a radius of ra. Under conditions which appear in a polar coordinate system, a point P (r _a, theta _a) than theta _a reference angle on the circumference (r-axis of FIG. 1) is focused on. FIG. 2 is a diagram in which the vertical axis represents the displacement amount from the reference position, and the horizontal axis represents the position on the contour of the basic figure to be mapped. Each point on the circumference has an angle formed by a straight line (radial radius) connected to the center of the circle and a horizontal line, and can be expressed in a range of 0 to 2π (radian). FIG. 3 shows the relationship between the position on the contour of the basic figure defined in FIG. 2 and the displacement, and the horizontal axis corresponds to the range 0 to 2π where each point on the circumference of FIG. 1 exists. In addition, the vertical axis represents the displacement in the normal direction from each point on the circumference (the direction from the center of the circle to the outside is taken as a positive direction) to express the outline of the synthesized result.

This relationship is as _follows . Assuming that the amount of displacement confronting θ _a is △ r _a , the contour point P (r _a , θ
_a ) is associated with the synthesized contour point Q (r _a + △ r _a , θ _a ). Here, in the example of FIG. 2, the displacement amount is (2n +
1) At “1” at π / 8 (n = 0, 1, 2,... 7), at 2nπ / 8 (n = 0,
8) is set to “0”, and at other positions on the outline of the basic figure, a value can be formed by connecting points of mπ / 8 (m = 0, 1, 2,. Has taken.

(Second Example) FIG. 4 shows a rectangle having a long side “7” and a short side “5”. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing displacement amounts at points on each circumference with respect to the circumference of the rectangle shown in FIG. 4th
Using the circumference of the rectangle shown in the figure as a reference position, taking the direction from the inside of the rectangle to the outside in the normal direction at each point on the circumference as positive, synthesize the displacement shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows a contour shape obtained by the above-described method. 4 to 6 are examples of synthesis in the rectangular coordinate system.

Here, in the example of FIG. 5, the position x on the contour of the basic figure
Is the displacement data △ r (x) at And That is, the center position x ₀ on the contour of the basic figure, taking the displacement amount distribution having a Gaussian distribution of the maximum displacement △ r _a. △ r _a × 1 / e position with the displacement amount of (where e is the base of natural logarithm) is a position of the contour of the basic figure away from x ₀ σ (x ₀ + σ and x ₀ - [sigma]) . If る と r _a is set to _a negative value, Gaussian dents can be realized. In FIG. 6, at point a, there is a Gaussian distribution rise of △ r _a = 1, σ = 2, and at point b, △ r _a = −2, σ = 1
Has a Gaussian dent.

(Third Example) Here, the data of the displacement amount with respect to the position of the corresponding point on the original contour (FIGS. 2 and 5 in the above two examples) is not necessarily the contour of the only basic figure (the aforementioned FIG. 2 is FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 does not have to correspond to FIG. 4 only. That is, for example, the displacement data shown in FIG. 8 may be mapped onto contours of a plurality of different basic figures as shown in FIG. 7 or FIG.

FIG. 7 shows the circumference (length 2) of a rectangle having a long side “8” and a short side “4”.
4) Above, the displacement data defined in FIG. 8 is mapped. The origin of the horizontal axis in FIG. 8 is at the position of point E in FIG. 7, the position of “8” on the horizontal axis is at point F, “12” is at point G,
“20” is associated with the H point, and “22” is associated with the E point again.

FIG. 9 shows the origin of the abscissa of FIG. 8 on a point on the circumference of a circle formed by taking the clockwise direction in the positive direction of the angle with respect to the radial direction in the r direction and on the circumference of the angle “0”. This is an example of associating “π / 3” with point a, “5π / 6” with point c, “4π / 3” with point b, and “11π / 6” with point d. In this case, the direction of displacement is the normal direction at each point on the circumference, and the direction from the inside to the outside of the circle is a positive direction.

As described in detail in the second embodiment, the displacement amount data
A natural image may be input using a scanner or the like, and a contour line distance between a contour line (outer contour of a building, an object, etc.) in a read original image and a primitive having an appropriate size and shape may be used. .

(Structure of Graphic Forming Apparatus of the Present Embodiment) The above-described graphic generating method can be realized by a graphic forming apparatus having a structure as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 10, reference numeral 1 denotes a graphic operation device having a computer structure, which converts a primitive graphic and shape position information represented by the equation (1) into a video signal by a graphic display control device 2 and then displays the display device having a cathode ray tube structure. 3 is displayed. The graphic operation device 1 performs an instruction of a primitive graphic as a base of the contour shape formation and an input operation of a parameter required for calculating a displacement amount of the equation (1) in accordance with the display of the display device 3.
This is performed using the mouse 4 and the keyboard 5.

The selection of primitive figures as the basis for figure generation
For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a list of basic figures prepared in advance by the present apparatus is displayed on the display device 3, and the cursor being displayed is moved using the mouse 4 to display the desired primitive figure on the desired primitive figure. This is done by clicking the mouse button.

Next, as a method of deformation, a list of operations prepared in advance (such as hitting, denting, shading, and extending) is displayed on the display device 3 as shown in FIG. The selection is performed using the mouse 4 in the same manner as the primitive figure selection.

As the displacement amount represented by the expression (1), for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a value for setting an area to be deformed is input according to the display on the display device 3. In the display of FIG. 11, the right side of the screen is used as an operation area for setting various values, and the remaining area is used as an area for displaying the set values. The value in (1), a predetermined value, for example a wide, usually, set value a _W called narrow, determine the approximate value is selected by a _0, a _n. Fine adjustment of this value is possible as fine adjustment.

As shown in FIG. 10 or 11, the center position of the deformation is determined by using the mouse 4 using the basic figure in the figure display area.
When the cursor is moved on the graphic and the button of the mouse 4 is pressed down, the point corresponding to the clicked position becomes the center of the displacement amount distribution. Move the mouse 4 while yelling down the button of the mouse 4, is intended to determine the maximum value △ r _a displacement amount according to the amount of movement.

FIG. 13 shows a hardware configuration diagram of an apparatus for realizing the graphic generation method of the present embodiment. Here, display device 3, mouse 4,
The keyboard 5 is the same as that shown in FIG.

50 is a CPU that performs arithmetic and control according to the program, 51 is a RAM that stores the program, 52 is a RAM that has a basic figure storage unit 52a that stores a basic figure and a displacement amount storage unit 52b that stores a displacement amount, 53 Is an input control unit for controlling inputs from the mouse 4 and the keyboard 5, and 54 is an output control unit for controlling output to the display device 3.

The above-mentioned deformation operation is obtained by executing the graphic operation by the CPU 50 in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 51 and executing the processing procedures of FIGS. 14A and 14B.

The CPU 50 first sets a value to be used when no clear instruction is given by the operator among various values used in the processing in step S1, and initializes a memory and a pointer to be used.

In step S2, the basic shape prepared in advance in the basic figure storage section 52a is displayed on the display device 3 as shown in FIG. 12, and the basic figure is selected using the mouse 4.
In step S3, as shown in FIG. 10, the type of the deformation operation prepared in advance in the displacement storage unit 52b is displayed on the display device 3, and the type of the deformation operation is selected using the mouse 4. In step S4, it is determined whether or not the operation selected in step S3 does not change the basic figure itself but changes a part of the contour shape of the basic figure. In the case of a change of the basic figure itself such as a shade (for example, changing a rectangle into a horseshoe shape) or an extension (changing a thick and short rectangle into a thin and long rectangle), various processing routines corresponding to the respective changes are executed in step S11. As a result, proceed to step S7 to display the generated graphic.

On the other hand, when the calculation of the stretch and the extension is instructed, the process proceeds to step S5, and the size of the deformation area is designated using the mouse 4, as shown in FIG. In step S6, the center position and the amount of deformation are specified using the mouse 4 based on the shape data displayed as shown on the left side of the display screen in FIG. In step S7, the data of the contour figure that has been synthesized is calculated from the information of the input basic figure and the type of the deformation calculation, the deformation position on the contour of the basic figure, and the displacement amount. In step S8, the deformed graphic data calculated in step S7 is displayed on the display device 3 via the output control unit 54.

In this state, the CPU 50 causes the output control unit 54 and the display device 3 to continue to display the deformed graphic data, so that the operator looks at the display on the display device 3 and determines the degree of the deformation in the next step S9. To confirm that it is suitable for the request. Thereafter, the CPU 50 proceeds to the next step S10, in which it is determined that further correction is not required by the operator and whether or not an end signal has been input is determined. If a signal requesting further correction is input, the process returns to step S2 to return to a state of waiting for a new parameter setting. At this time, the operator resets new parameters in steps S2 to S6, thereby
After recalculating the deformation calculation formula in S7 and S8, it is displayed on the display device 3, and in step S9 the operator is again determined whether or not the deformation is as desired.

In this manner, the CPU 50 repeats the loop of steps S2 to S10 until the operator can perform the deformation that meets his or her request, thereby enabling the generation of a new figure. Eventually, the operator can make the setting satisfactory to himself, and if it is determined that further correction is unnecessary, and inputs the end signal, the CPU 50 moves to step S12 and the set data (the type of the primitive, the size of the deformation area, The center position of the deformation and the size of the deformation) are stored in the displacement memory 52b at the position indicated by the counter in the data memory table, and the counter is counted up. Next, in step S14, a determination is made by the operator as to whether or not to generate the next curved surface data, and the process returns to step S2 when the next data is created.

In the present embodiment, if it is determined in step S16 in FIG. 13 that correction is required and the process returns to step S3, it is not necessary to reset all of the settings in steps S2 to S6, and the state immediately before returning to step S2 May be held, and a modification may be added to the state.
In this case, the displacement amount is used as new displacement amount data in addition to the state immediately before returning to step S2. Fig. 15 ~
FIG. 18 illustrates this state. 6,7 in the arithmetic operation,
8 is created by an indentation operation. Point F at the center of Hitsuguri 6
The center of the drop 7 is set as a point G, and the center of the depression 8 is set as a point H. When the basic figure is set to a circle, the displayed shape is as shown in FIG.

The processing procedure in this case can be expressed in the same manner as the flow in FIGS. 14A and 14B. However, as mentioned above,
The set values in S2 to S6 are assumed to be able to follow the state immediately before returning to step S2 as they are, and to add displacement amounts one after another, so as to hold the parameters of each displacement amount data. Configure. In the calculation in step S7, a plurality of displacement amounts are displayed as the curved surface data as the displacement amount of the curved surface at each point with a total sum. That is, Here, △ γ (χ) represents the displacement amount of the position χ of the outline of the basic figure, and △ γ _i (χ) is the position of the outline of the basic figure obtained from the i-th parameter of the plurality of displacement data.
Represents the amount of displacement above.

In step S12, when setting the parameters, the number of the plurality of displacement data and the parameters of the displacement data may be stored. In this way, by making it possible to create displacement amount data with a plurality of displacement data, a more complicated shape can be realized by simple calculation, and interactively as if clay work was performed on the display device 3. Has the effect of enabling the operation of.

In the above example, an example has been described in which displacement amount data is created using a Gaussian curve. However, it is not limited to this.

FIG. 20 shows a state in which points are input using the mouse 4 and the input points are sequentially connected as in the conventional example. However, unlike the conventional example, the created curve does not mean the final shape itself, but is a graph representing the displacement amount at each point on the contour of the base figure. In this way, the final displacement can be obtained by sticking the input displacement amount to the basic figure as described above.

As described above, mapping (pasting) is performed on the information of the pre-formed basic figure and the contour shape of the basic figure.
By creating a new shape by mapping the displacement amount on the contour of the basic figure, the displacement amount curve information comprising the displacement amount in the reference direction from the reference point Get the effect.

(1) Unlike creating a shape from scratch as in the conventional example, a new shape can be created using the base figure, so that it is easy to intuitively grasp the shape image.

The operation of defining a shape required for drawing can be reduced.

Operability and interactivity, etc. can be improved.

(2) The displacement amount data used for another primitive figure can be mapped on the contour of another primitive (for example, a map that has been mapped on the circumference can be mapped on an ellipse, or on the circumference of a rectangle). A new function is provided that easily creates similar alternative shapes, such as mapping on a trapezoid that was previously mapped.

Second Embodiment (Description of Principle) The principle of the present embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, the displacement amount curve information including the displacement amount is input by an operator or an arithmetic expression (Gaussian distribution or the like) stored in advance, but in the present embodiment, the basic graphic and the displacement information are obtained from an arbitrary input image. Is extracted, and this displacement information is to be used as the displacement information of the first embodiment.

(Fourth Example) FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a relationship between a primitive graphic and a contour graphic. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a primitive figure, which in this case is a circle having a radius r. The primitive graphic is not limited to a circle, and any graphic may be used.
In addition, a square, rectangle, ellipse, triangle, and the like can be considered. 12
Is an outline figure having a line width of “1”. Here, it is assumed that the image has already been subjected to the image processing and the contour extraction has been completed. A primitive figure is considered as a sequence of points at a rotation angle θ from the x-axis 13 and a distance r from the origin 0. ▲ on primitive figure 11
When the angle between ▼ and the x-axis is θ, the coordinates of a certain point P ₀ are (rcos
θ, rsinθ).

FIG. 23 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. In this example, the direction of the displacement of the contour graphic with respect to the primitive graphic is the normal direction of the circle, and if one point on the contour graphic is outside the circle, the displacement is positive, and if it is inside the circle, the displacement is negative. . However, it is not limited to this. That is, the point P in FIG. 21 is a negative displacement with respect to the point P _0, the point Q is considered to be a positive displacement with respect to the point Q _0.

Let us now determine the displacement amount with respect to point P ₀ of the point P on the contour shape 12. Distance from the origin of P (x _p , y _p ) ▲ ▼
Is It is.

Further, since ▼ = r, the displacement Δr of P with respect to P ₀ is In this way, the point P on the contour figure is shifted from the point P ₀ determined by θ on the primitive figure by a displacement amount Δr
Is defined as Therefore, when θ is changed from 0 to 2π, the contour figure is represented as a displacement amount curve as shown in FIG. Conversely, if there is primitive figure information (here, a primitive attribute of a circle and a radius r) and a displacement amount curve, the original contour figure can be reproduced.

(Fifth Example) Up to now, a point P on a primitive figure represented by an angle θ with respect to the x-axis and a distance r from the origin 0 is based on the displacement amount.
(Θ, r) was defined as the displacement in the normal direction of the primitive.

Next, each point on the circumference is represented by a distance along the circumference from the reference point A on the circumference of the square as a reference of the displacement amount. Then, the direction from the inside to the outside in the normal direction at each point on the circumference is taken as positive, and is defined as the displacement amount of each primitive graphic from each point.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing that a contour figure is represented by a displacement amount from the primitive figure ABCD. Focusing on the point P on the contour figure 42, there are four possible methods of expressing the point P as displacements from the side AB, the side BC, the side CD, and the side DA, but the distance from the point P is the shortest. It is defined as the displacement from the side. Yotsute, point P with respect to the point P ₀ passing through the point P is normal to the sides AB, expressed as a displacement amount △ l from the point P _0.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the amount of displacement at each point on the circumference with respect to the circumference of the square ABCD. A specific example will be described. square
ABCD has a circumference of 24 and a reference point of the circumference is point A. Then, the point P ₀ is represented as a point located at a distance of 2.3 from the point A, and the intersection of the normal line and the outline figure at the point P ₀ is set as the point P. Now, here because they define the inside from the outside direction of the square ABCD as positive, the point P can be said that point from the point P ₀ with a displacement of -0.5. The point Q can be similarly expressed. When the distance 1 from the point A is changed from "0" to "24", the outline graphic 42 can be represented as shown in FIG.

As described above, a contour figure can be obtained as a displacement amount curve composed of a certain primitive figure and a displacement amount with respect to this primitive figure.

(Configuration of the Graphic Generating Apparatus According to the Present Embodiment) The above-described graphic recognition method can be realized by a graphic generating apparatus having a configuration as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 26, reference numeral 61 denotes a graphic operation controller having a computer configuration, which performs graphic operation, image processing and the like. The input method from the operator of this apparatus is to input numerical values and codes using the keyboard 63 and to display 64 using the mouse 62.
A method of interactively inputting by moving a cursor displayed on the screen has been considered. Reference numeral 67 denotes an image input device, such as a scanner or a camera. The digital image captured from the image input device 67 is temporarily stored in the frame memory 66 via the system bus 68, and the CPU 61a in the graphic operation controller 61 uses the RAM 61c as auxiliary storage in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 61b. Image processing is performed while performing. The image data stored in the frame memory 66 is converted into an analog signal by a D / A converter of the display controller 65 and displayed on the display 64.

The hardware configuration of the graphic generation apparatus according to the present embodiment is obtained by adding an image input device 67 to the configuration of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, a description of the graphic generation apparatus of this embodiment will be given with reference to FIG. 27.

First, the CPU 61a of the graphic operation controller 61 executes a step
In S21, among the various setting values used in this processing, values to be used when a clear instruction is not given by the operator and initialization of a memory register pointer and the like to be used are performed.

In step S23, a process of storing image data (binary, multi-value black and white, and color) from the image input device 67 into the frame memory 66 through the bus 68 is performed. A process is performed to extract the contour of the image captured in step S23. Many contour extraction algorithms have been devised so far.
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(1) A method in which an edge of an input image is emphasized by a differential operator such as a first-order difference, and then thinning is performed by binarization processing to extract a contour.

(2) The input image is edge-emphasized by a differential operator such as a first-order difference, and after the binarization process, contour tracing is performed. The contour line tracking process starts by finding the tracking start point for contour line tracking, then proceeds in the process of tracking in order, progressing the tracking while marking the tracked points one after another, and A method of finding one contour line at one time.

By extracting these contour lines, a contour figure having a thickness of 1 pixel can be obtained. If necessary, move the cursor with the mouse 62 and click to delete extra portions or add desired lines and points. . In executing step S22, the operator moves the mouse 62 while looking at the display 64, and moves the cursor to the "input" of the menu area 92 provided on the display screen 93 in FIG. Click on the button attached to step S2.
Process 2 starts. In this way, the operator interactively proceeds with the process while watching the display. Step S22
Is completed, the input image 91 is displayed on the display screen 93 as shown in FIG.

Next, to execute step S23, the outline extraction menu 102 shown in FIG. 30 is selected using the mouse 62. Then, the contour extraction process described above is performed, and an image such as the contour diagram 101 is obtained on the display screen 103. This image is stored as pixel value data at a predetermined address in the frame memory 66.

In the next steps S24 and S25, a primitive figure is selected and moved. A method of instructing the type, size, position, and the like of the primitive figure using the mouse 62, the keyboard 63, and the like can be considered for the selection and movement. As shown in the display screen 111 of FIG. 31, the outline figure 115 and the primitive figure 11
4 is displayed.

In step S26, a displacement amount curve for a primitive figure (here, a circle) as shown in FIG. 22 is obtained according to the principle described above. X-axis (horizontal axis)
With respect to a circle represented by the angle θ and the radius r, the outside of the point on the circumference is defined as a positive direction in the normal direction. Step
In S27, the primitive figure information (primitive attribute,
(Size, position, etc.) and displacement curve data are stored in the memory.

In this way, a contour figure defined as a pixel value for a two-dimensional address in the frame memory can be converted into another data form. Based on the information of the primitive figure and the displacement amount information obtained as described above, the original contour figure can be obtained by mapping the displacement amount corresponding to each point of the primitive figure. . Once the primitive graphic information and the displacement amount curve information are obtained, it is possible to deform the graphic based on these information.

FIG. 28 illustrates the flow of processing in accordance with the flowchart of the figure deformation processing.

In step S31, the CPU 61a of the graphic operation controller 61 sets values to be used when no clear instruction is given by the operator among the various setting values used in this processing, and initializes memories, registers, pointers, and the like. I do. In the following steps, operations such as numerical value setting, data conversion, and image movement are performed by operating the mouse 62 as in the above-described embodiment.

In step S32, a primitive figure whose displacement amount is mapped is selected. In step S33, whether or not to change the displacement function is selected. If not, the process proceeds to step S35. In step S35, the displacement amount is mapped to a primitive figure. For example, if a square represented by P (l, θ) is selected as the primitive figure, it can be transformed as the contour figure 122 in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 121 denotes a square primitive figure, and 122 denotes a contour figure as a result of mapping. In this way, it is possible to easily change the shape of the outline figure only by changing the primitive figure.

If the user selects to change the deformation curve in step S33, the deformation curve is changed in step S34. FIG. 33 shows an example in which the deformation amount is halved. Using the amount of change shown in FIG. 34, step S35 is applied to the primitive 141 shown in FIG.
And the outline figure is displayed in step S36.
In this way, it is possible to easily deform the contour figure only by deforming the displacement amount curve.

As described above, the contour extraction graphic is expressed by the information of the basic graphic (primitive graphic) formed in advance and the displacement curve information represented by the displacement of the primitive graphic from the reference point in the reference direction. Thereby, the following effects are obtained.

(1) Instead of creating a graphic from nothing, a new planar graphic can be generated by diverting the outline of an object or image that already exists as a shape.

(2) In the case of further deforming the obtained contour figure, operability and interactivity such as reduction of the shape definition operation required for drawing, which makes it easy to intuitively grasp the shape image, are improved.

(3) A new function to easily generate similar different shapes by mapping the displacement data used for other primitives on the contour of another primitive, or by mapping by changing the displacement data. Occurs.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a graphic generation method in which an outline obtained from an image input from a scanner, a camera, or the like can be used for generating a new graphic.

 More specifically, (1) the amount of data for representing a contour figure can be reduced.

(2) The contour figure can be easily transformed into a new figure.

(3) The shape of an actually existing object or the like can be easily used for creating a figure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first basic shape example for explaining the principle of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing first displacement amount data for explaining the principle of the first embodiment. FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a diagram obtained from FIGS. 1 and 2 according to the present embodiment, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second basic shape example for explaining the principle of the first embodiment, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing second displacement data for explaining the principle of the first embodiment, FIG. 6 is a diagram obtained from FIGS. 4 and 5 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a first shape obtained by the first embodiment using the change amount data, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing change amount data used when obtaining FIGS. 7 and 9 according to the first embodiment. 9, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a second shape obtained by the first embodiment using FIG. 8 as variation data, and FIG. 10 is a figure implementing the first embodiment. FIGS. 11 and 12 are diagrams for explaining an embodiment of the first embodiment, FIG. 13 is a hardware configuration diagram of a graphic generation device for realizing the first embodiment, FIG. 14A FIG. 14B is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the graphic generation apparatus of the first embodiment, FIGS. 15 to 19 are diagrams for explaining a modification of the first embodiment, and FIG. 20 is a first embodiment. FIG. 21 is a view for explaining another modification of the example, and FIG. 21 is a view showing the relationship between a primitive figure and a contour figure for explaining the principle of the second embodiment. FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining displacement data for explaining the principle of the second embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining FIG. 21 in more detail, and FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a relationship between a primitive figure and a contour figure. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the displacement amount data of FIG. 24, FIG. 26 is a configuration diagram of the graphic generation device of the second embodiment, and FIG. Flow chart. FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining another operation example of the graphic generation device of the second embodiment. FIG. 29, FIG. 30, and FIG. 31 are diagrams showing a display display form in the graphic generation device of the second embodiment. FIG. 32 and FIG. 34 are diagrams showing results obtained when a modified example of the second embodiment is executed. FIG. 33 is a view for explaining displacement amount data in a modification of the second embodiment. In the figure, 1... Graphic operation device, 2... Graphic display control device, 3... Display device, 4... Mouse, 5... Keyboard, 50. ... Basic figure storage unit, 52b ... Displacement amount storage unit, 53 ... Input control unit, 54 ... Output control unit, 61 ... Controller, 62 ... Mouse, 63 ... Keyboard, 64 ... Display, 65 ......
D / A, display controller, 66 ... frame memory, image input device, 68 ... system bus.

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. Extracting contour information from input image information, generating displacement information from the extracted contour information and a basic figure stored in a basic figure storing means, and storing the displacement information in a displacement information storing means. A graphic generating method, wherein a graphic is generated and output by mapping the displacement information stored in the displacement information storing means to the basic graphic stored in the basic graphic storing means. 2. The basic figure storage means stores a plurality of basic figures, and a basic figure for generating the displacement information and a basic figure to which the displacement information is mapped are respectively stored in the plurality of basic figures. 2. The graphic generation method according to claim 1, wherein the graphic generation method is selected from the following. 3. The graphic generating method according to claim 1, further comprising: changing a ratio of the displacement based on the displacement information, and generating a graphic based on the changed displacement information. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extracted contour information and the basic graphic are displayed on a display means, and the displacement information is generated based on the display. The figure generation method described.