JP2001307116A - Image processor and image processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that the approximate processing result of a path and the processing result of scanning line conversion can not be reused even when there is no change in the path if an attribute is changed when hatching (half tone) is taken into consideration as the attribute. SOLUTION: The image processor for applying various processing to each path on the basis of a processing instruction inputted in each path of a path graphic is provided with registration means 11, 19 for registering the inputted processing instruction, a graphic preprocessing result storage part 22 for storing the processing result of each path executed by a graphic preprocessing means correspondingly to the registration information of the means 11, 19 and comparing means 16, 18 for comparing whether the registration information of the inputted processing instruction and the path is matched with the registration information of the means 11, 19 or not. When they are matched with each other, the processing result stored in the storage part 22 is selected in each path and used for the main processing of a graphic main processing means 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method, and more particularly to an image processing apparatus such as a display or a printer for drawing graphics and displaying graphics, and a processing method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, graphic processing has been performed using an electronic computer. Here, a description will be given of a case in which a conventional image processing apparatus performs a process of painting and drawing a figure. Here, figure B as shown in FIG.
Consider drawing using an image processing device.

In order to draw a figure B using an image processing apparatus, an area represented by the figure B (hereinafter referred to as a figure area) must be designated to the image processing apparatus.
In order to designate a graphic area, a path and a path expression area determination rule are often used. Therefore, a description will be given of a path and a path expression area determination rule, and how a graphic area can be expressed by using them.

[0004] First, a path is one in which the moving trajectory when a point is sequentially moved is sequentially recorded. The path will be specifically described with reference to FIG. Note that the current point is called a current point.

[0005] First, the current point is set to point A (MoveTo (A)). From there, move the current point linearly to point B (LineTo
(B)) and then move linearly to point C (LineT
o (C)) and further linearly move to point D (Li
neTo (D)). Then close the path (Clos
e). Closing the path means moving the current point linearly to the position where the MoveTo (•) has been performed recently, here to point A.

Subsequently, the current point is moved to the point P without leaving a trajectory (MoveTo (P)). From there, the current point is linearly moved to point Q (M
oveTo (Q)), and then move to a point T in a curve (CurveTo (R, S, T)). And finally,
Close the path (Close).

As a curve, a third-order Bezier curve or the like is used. Specify some points to control the shape of the curve. Some points for controlling the shape of this curve will be referred to as control points. In the case of a cubic Bezier curve, there are two control points and CurveTo (R, S,
In T), points R and S are control points.

[0008] Each of the above-mentioned movements of the current point is called a path segment or simply a segment. In the above example, the following four types of path segments are used. That is, MoveTo (•),
LineTo (•), CurveTo (•, •, •),
There are four types of Close. Among them, especially Lin
eTo (•) and CurveTo (•, •, •) are referred to as a straight path segment and a curved path segment, respectively.

[0009] Further, zero or more points constituting the path segment will be referred to as control points of the path segment. The number of control points in the path segment varies depending on the type of the path segment. For example, in the above example,
The number of control points for MoveTo (•) and LineTo (•) is one, and the number of control points for CurveTo (•, •, •) is three. In addition, the number of control points of the Close is 0. Further, a set of control points of all path segments constituting the path is defined as a control point of the path,
Alternatively, it will be called a path control point.

If all the path segments in the above example are described, MoveTo (A), MoveTo (B), MoveT
o (C), MoveTo (D), Close, Line
To (P), LineTo (Q), CurveTo
(R, S, T), Close. This path is composed of nine path segments and nine control points.

A path expression area is obtained by applying a certain path expression area determination rule to a path. The path expression area is an attribute of the image processing apparatus, and may be automatically set inside the apparatus or may be specified from outside the apparatus. The image processing apparatus performs a scanline conversion process based on the path expression area determination rule that is the attribute, and determines the path expression area.

There are several types of path expression area determination rules. Typical examples include the odd-even rule and the non-zero winding number rule. Odd and even rules for the path shown in FIG.
When the non-zero winding number rule is applied, FIGS.
The path expression area shown in FIG. Here, it can be seen that the path expression area shown in FIG. 11 matches the graphic area shown in FIG. That is, it can be seen that the region of FIG. 9 shown in FIG. 9 can be represented by the path and the odd / even rule shown in FIG.

Next, processing of scan line conversion in the image processing apparatus will be briefly described.

If the path includes a curved path segment, the subsequent processing becomes complicated. Therefore, the image processing apparatus usually approximates the curved path segment to several straight path segments as preprocessing for scan line conversion. And replace. This pre-processing will be referred to as linear approximation processing. The approximation accuracy at that time is an attribute of the image processing apparatus, and may be automatically set inside the apparatus or may be specified from outside the apparatus.

After the straight line approximation processing, the image processing apparatus performs the main processing of scan line conversion. The main processing of the scan line conversion is as follows. That is, the path is scanned from a certain direction (for example, from left to right). The straight line to be scanned is called a scan line.

All intersections between the scan line and the straight path segments constituting the path are determined, and it is determined whether the scan line is inside or outside the path expression area according to the path expression area rule.
This completes the process for one scan line.
Subsequently, the scan line is shifted to an adjacent line (for example, from top to bottom), and similarly, it is determined whether the scan line is inside or outside the path expression area. By repeating the above processing, a path expression area is obtained.

When drawing the same pass graphic using the above-described processing, the scan line conversion processing must be performed for each pass, and there is a problem that the drawing processing takes a very long time. In order to solve this problem, there has been proposed a drawing apparatus in which a figure is separately registered in a shape and an attribute, and the shape and the attribute are reused (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-68267). .

In the drawing apparatus according to this conventional example, hatching (halftone) is mainly considered as an attribute, and the shape of a figure is stored in a bitmap state. This is because it is more convenient to store the shape of the figure in the form of a bitmap in order to obtain the drawing result of the figure by the logical operation of the shape and the attribute of the figure.

[0019]

However, according to the above-mentioned prior art, when a figure is represented by a path, the attribute of the device, that is, the approximation accuracy or the path expression when a curved path segment is approximated to a straight path segment. If the area determination rule changes, there is a problem that the result of path approximation processing, the processing result of scan line conversion, and the like cannot be reused even if the path does not change.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to reduce the time required for processing when drawing a figure having the same shape, and to reduce the time required for changing the attribute. An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of shortening the time required for drawing processing.

[0021]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, various processes are performed on each of paths based on a processing command input for each of the paths. When executing the processing, the input processing instruction is registered, and processing results for various processings for each path are stored and held in correspondence with the registered information. If the registered information matches the registered information, the processing result stored and held is selected and used for each path.

As described above, when processing using the same path is performed a plurality of times, an input processing instruction is registered, and a processing result for each path is stored and held in association with the registered information. By reusing the intermediate information created by the pass processing of the above, the step of generating the intermediate information can be skipped. As a result, the time required for processing using the same path can be reduced.

Here, the following two cases can be considered as a graphic represented by a path (this is called a path graphic). That is, as information for expressing a graphic, a case where the graphic is directly given from outside the device, and a case where a graphic input from outside the device are not represented by a path, but the graphic is converted into a path inside the device And the case.

Processing instructions for path graphics are large, and can be classified into two types: instructions for drawing path graphics and instructions for clipping with path graphics. Clipping is also called masking. The process of drawing a path figure refers to either one of a process of drawing a path as a line, a process of painting an area determined by a path and a path area expression rule, or both processes. The path area expression rule is a rule for determining an area represented by a path, and typical examples include an odd-even rule and a non-zero winding number rule.

Various processes for the path include a scan line conversion process. Then, in the process of the scan line conversion process, a process of approximating a curved path segment with a straight path segment, a process of aligning control points of the path segment, a process of aligning an intersection between the scan line and the straight path segment, and the like are performed. Will be

[0026]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the concept of the image processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which shows the image processing apparatus in functional blocks.

In FIG. 1, a figure registrant registers a figure in the present image processing apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as an apparatus) using a figure registering means 11. This graphic will be referred to as a registered graphic. The attribute registrant registers the attribute in the device using the attribute registration unit 12. This attribute is called a registration schedule attribute. The graphic processor uses the graphic processing means 13 to process the graphic. This processing will be referred to as graphic processing.

The graphic registrant, the attribute registrant, and the graphic processor may all be inside the apparatus or outside the apparatus. Further, the relationship among the figure registrant, the attribute registrant, and the figure processor may all be different, or any two or all three may be the same.

The graphic storage unit 14 stores the graphic registered by the graphic registration means 11. If there is a figure already stored in the figure storage unit 14, it will be referred to as a stored figure. The attribute storage unit 15 stores the attributes registered by the attribute registration unit 12. If there is an attribute already stored in the attribute storage unit 15, it will be referred to as a stored attribute. In the initial state of the device, there are no stored figures and stored attributes.

When there is a registered figure in the figure storage unit 14, the figure comparison unit 16 compares the figure to be registered by the figure registration unit 11 with the registered figure in the figure storage unit 14 and determines whether they are the same. I do. The result of the determination is referred to as a result of the graphic comparison determination. This figure comparison judgment result is
It is either “same” or “different” and is stored in the figure comparison determination result storage unit 17.

The figure registering means 11 refers to the figure comparison result stored in the figure comparison result storage section 17 and, if the figure comparison result is “same”, does not store the figure to be registered in the figure storage section 14. If “different”, the figure to be registered is stored in the figure storage unit 14. When there is no registered figure in the figure storage unit 14, the figure registration unit 11 stores the figure to be registered in the figure storage unit 14.

If a registered attribute exists in the attribute storage unit 15, the attribute comparison unit 18 compares the attribute to be registered by the attribute registration unit 12 with the registered attribute in the attribute storage unit 15 and determines whether the attributes are the same. I do. The result of the determination will be referred to as an attribute comparison determination result. This attribute comparison judgment result is
It is either “same” or “different” and is stored in the attribute comparison / determination result storage unit 19.

The attribute registration unit 12 refers to the attribute comparison result stored in the attribute comparison result storage unit 19, and if the attribute comparison result is “same”, the attribute to be registered is not stored in the attribute storage unit 15; If “different”, the attribute to be registered is stored in the attribute storage unit 15. Note that the attribute registration unit 12 causes the attribute storage unit 15 to store the registration-scheduled attribute when there is no registered attribute in the attribute storage unit 15.

The figure pre-processing necessity determining means 20 needs figure pre-processing based on the figure comparison result stored in the figure comparison result storage unit 17 and the attribute comparison result stored in the attribute comparison result storage unit 19. It is determined whether or not. The determination result is either “present” or “absent”, and this is referred to as a figure pre-processing necessity determination result. The criteria for the determination are as follows. When at least one of the graphic comparison determination result and the attribute comparison determination result is “different”, it is determined to be “Yes”, otherwise, the graphic comparison determination result and the attribute comparison determination result are both “same”. Sometimes it is determined that there is nothing.

The graphic pre-processing means 21 is for performing pre-processing of graphic processing (this is referred to as graphic pre-processing), and the processing result (this is referred to as graphic pre-processing result). ) Is stored in the figure preprocessing result storage unit 22.
The graphic book processing means 23 is for performing the main processing of the graphic processing (this will be referred to as the graphic book processing), and the graphic data stored in the graphic pre-processing result storage unit 22 at the time of the processing. Refer to the preprocessing result.

The graphic processing means 13 causes the graphic pre-processing necessity determining means 20 to determine whether or not pre-processing of graphic processing is necessary. Is performed.

If the result of the graphic preprocessing necessity determination is “Yes”, the graphic processing means 13 first causes the graphic preprocessing means 21 to execute graphic preprocessing. Then, the figure preprocessing result, which is the result of the processing, is stored in the figure preprocessing result storage unit 22. When the graphic preprocessing is completed, the graphic processing means 1
3 causes the graphic book processing means 23 to execute the graphic book processing. At this time, the figure preprocessing result stored in the figure preprocessing result storage unit 22 is used.

On the other hand, the result of the figure pre-processing necessity judgment
If so, the graphic processing means 13 does not cause the graphic preprocessing means 21 to execute the graphic preprocessing, and the graphic main processing means 23
To execute the graphic main processing. At this time, the figure preprocessing result stored in the figure preprocessing result storage unit 22 is used.

The basic concept of the present invention described above is
It can be easily extended as follows.

A plurality of figure registration means 11 are prepared according to the figure. At this time, a plurality of figure storage units 14, a figure comparison unit 16 and a figure comparison result storage unit 17 are prepared as needed. The same applies to the attribute registration unit 12. That is, a plurality of attribute registration units 12 are prepared according to the attributes. At this time, a plurality of attribute storage units 15, an attribute comparison unit 18, and an attribute comparison result storage unit 19 are prepared as needed.

The graphic processing is not divided into two steps of graphic preprocessing and graphic main processing, but is performed in three or more steps such as graphic first processing, graphic second processing, graphic third processing,. Separate. At this time, for each process, it is necessary to store the result of the process in the corresponding storage unit so that it can be used when executing processes subsequent thereto.

In response to this, the figure pre-processing necessity determining means 20 also includes a figure first processing necessity determining means, a figure second processing necessity determining means, a figure third processing necessity determining means,
The graphic processing means controls whether each graphic processing is executed or not in accordance with the judgment result of the judging means.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system to which the present invention is applied. 2, the information processing system 30 includes a CPU 31 for controlling the entire system, a main storage device 32, an instruction device 33, an input device 34, a display device 35, an auxiliary storage device 36, and a printing device 37. The configuration is such that they are interconnected via a bus 38.

The main storage device 32 includes a ROM in which a program relating to control processing of the CPU 31 is stored, and a RAM in which a storage area is used as a work area in various processes.
It has. The pointing device 33 is configured by a pointing device such as a mouse or a light pen. The input device 34 includes a keyboard and the like, and is used to input various data and commands.

The display device 35 is constituted by a CRT or the like, and displays various information. The auxiliary storage device 36 is configured by a nonvolatile storage medium such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The printing device 37 includes a pen plotter, a laser printer, and the like, and prints and outputs various types of information.

In the information processing system 30 having the above-described configuration, while displaying an image such as a graphic on the display device 35, the electronic image editing is performed interactively by an input operation from the input device 34, so that a desired image can be obtained. Can be created.
Further, the created image can be printed on predetermined paper in the printing device 37. When the operator instructs printing from the instruction device 33, the printing device 37
Under the control of 31, print data including drawing figures, clip figures, printable areas, and the like is received.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. Here, a case where the image processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is used as the printing apparatus 37 of the information processing system 30 having the above configuration will be described as an example.

In FIG. 3, the image processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, that is, the printing apparatus 37 includes a program ROM 41,
The configuration includes a PU 42, a RAM 43, a page memory 44, and a reception buffer 45. Program RO
A control program described later is stored in M41. The CPU 42 controls each unit according to a control program stored in the program ROM 41.

In the RAM 43, a pass processing result reusability determination flag 43a, a direct approximation accuracy data storage area 43
b and direct approximation / sorted path data storage area 43
c is provided. The page memory 44 holds image data to be printed. The reception buffer 45 is for temporarily storing print data.

In the RAM 43, the direct approximation accuracy data storage area 43b stores direct approximation accuracy data. When approximating a straight line to the curve portion of the path, the degree of approximation to a straight line is determined based on the direct approximation accuracy data value stored in the direct approximation accuracy data storage area 43b.

The directly approximated / sorted path data storage area 43c holds a result obtained by linearly approximating and sorting path data. Generally, data is sorted in the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction after the path is approximated by a straight line. The pass processing result reusability determination flag 43a is a flag indicating whether the path data in the directly approximated / sorted path data storage area 43c can be reused.

The program ROM 41 stores a control program for executing the processing procedures shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a drawing process of a graphic represented by a path. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a pass process in the drawing process.

First, in the flowchart of FIG.
The PU 42 fetches the print data from the reception buffer 45 to read a command included in the print data (step S11), and determines whether or not the command is a path painting command (step S1).
2). If the command is a path painting command, a path process is executed (step S13). Specific processing in this pass processing will be described later in detail.

Subsequently, a path painting process is executed (step S14), and the process is terminated thereafter. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S12 that the command is not a path painting command, the CPU 42 subsequently determines whether or not the command is a path registration command (step S15). Here, if the command is a path registration command, the path processing result reusability determination flag 43a in the RAM 43 is set to “reusable” (step S16), and then the processing is terminated.

If it is not a path registration command, the CPU 42
Then, it is determined whether or not the command is a linear approximation accuracy data registration command (step S17). If the command is a straight line approximation accuracy data registration command, the process proceeds to step S16, and the pass processing result reusability determination flag 43a is set to "non-reusable." I do. At this time, other processing is performed.

By repeating the above-described series of processing, image data to be printed is created, and the print image is developed in the page memory 44. In the case of a command other than the above, the processing of the command is executed, but since it has nothing to do with the gist of the present invention, the description thereof is omitted here.

Next, a specific processing procedure of the pass processing in step S13 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the subroutine of this pass processing is entered, C
First, the PU 42 refers to the pass processing result reusability determination flag 43a of the RAM 43 (step S21), and checks whether or not reusability is possible (step S22). At this time, if the reuse is not possible, the path is approximated using the linear approximation accuracy data stored in the linear approximation accuracy data storage area 43b of the RAM 43 (step S2).
3).

Next, the CPU 42 sorts the data into the linear approximation / sorted path data storage area 43c of the RAM 43 (step S24), and then stores the linear approximation / sorted path data stored in the linear approximation / sorted path data storage area 43c. This processing of the path data is performed (step S2
5) After that, this pass processing ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S22 that the path processing result reusable determination flag 43a is reusable, the CPU 42 directly proceeds to the processing in step S25, and executes the linear approximation / sorted path data. This processing is performed on the straight-line approximated / sorted path data stored in the storage area 43c.

Next, the procedure of this processing of the straight-line approximated / sorted path data in step S25 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, as an example,
As shown in FIG. 7, a case where a graphic A with gradation is drawn will be described as an example.

When it is desired to draw such a gradational figure A without using path clipping, the figure A is divided into rectangles 1 to N as shown in FIG. Set, figure A
Are painted in gray level in order.

That is, in the flowchart of FIG. 6, first, the rectangle number i is set to i = 1 (step S3).
1) Then, rectangle 1 is set as a clipping area (step S32). Subsequently, the figure A is changed to the gray level g.
A paint process is performed to paint in step 1 (step S3
3).

Then, it is determined whether or not the painting process has been completed up to the rectangle N, that is, whether or not i = N (step S3).
4) If i ≠ N, the rectangle number i is incremented (step S35), and thereafter, the process returns to step S32 to sequentially set rectangles 2 to N, and sets the gray level g
The processing of painting with the second to gray levels gN is similarly sequentially and repeatedly executed.

In the above-described series of processing, 1 of FIG.
In the second drawing process, that is, the process of setting the rectangle 1 as the clipping area and filling the figure A with the gray level g1, in the flowchart of FIG.
The processes of S22, S23, S24, and S25 are sequentially performed. However, in the second and subsequent drawing processes, a part of the processes is skipped.

That is, in the second to Nth drawing processes, steps S23 and S24 are skipped because the pass processing result reusable determination flag 43a indicates "reusable", and the first drawing of the graphic A is performed. Created during processing, R
AM43 linear approximation / sorted path data storage area 4
The process of step S25 is performed using the straight-line approximated / sorted path data stored in 3c.

As described above, an image processing apparatus (in this example, a printing apparatus) that executes a drawing process for each path based on a processing command input for each path for a figure represented by the path. The device 37) determines whether or not the intermediate information of the path can be reused, and when the intermediate information can be reused, skips a part of the processing of the path. This time can be reduced, and the time required for the drawing process can be reduced even when the attribute has changed.

In this embodiment, the path data that has been subjected to the linear approximation and sorting is reused as intermediate information.
For example, data obtained by only linear approximation is used as intermediate information in RAM
43 linear approximation / sorted path data storage area 43c
, And can be reused.

In this embodiment, the RAM 43 is provided with one pass processing result reusable flag 43a and one linear approximation / sorted path data storage area 43c. It is also possible to provide a sorted path data storage area, a linearly approximated path data reusable flag, and a sorted path data reusable flag to divide intermediate data that can be reused into several stages.

(I) When the straight-line approximated path data is reusable and the sorted path data are reusable, the sorted path data is reused. (II) When the linearly approximated path data is reusable and the sorted path data are not reusable, the linearly approximated path data is reused and sorting is newly performed. (III) When the straight-line approximated path data cannot be reused and the sorted path data cannot be reused, straight-line approximation and sorting are newly performed. Thus, the reusable intermediate data may be divided into several stages. Specifically, (II)
Will occur when the fill rule changes (because the drawing segment changes).

In this embodiment, when the path is registered or the linear approximation accuracy data is registered, the path processing result reusable flag 43a is set to “non-reusable”. The flag may be changed according to other criteria, such as not changing the flag if the value is the same as before even if it is registered, or not changing the flag because the path is the same as before even if the path is registered.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the path processing result reusable flag 43a indicates the state of "reusable" or "non-reusable". Other states, such as the state of "available", may be represented. “Only the paths already registered can be reused” is in this state when the path registration command is to add a path. The processing of the path in this state is
The previously processed path portion is reused, linear approximation and sorting are performed only on the newly added portion, and the present process is performed on the previously processed path and the newly processed path.

Further, in the present embodiment, the intermediate information is reused in the solid drawing, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the path is used as a clip area, or when the line is drawn, It is also possible to reuse the intermediate information when using it.

[0074]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When performing various processes using paths, such as painting or drawing a line represented by a path, or clipping a drawing area with a figure represented by a path, some of the processing is performed. While dividing into processes,
The result of the process in that process is stored, and thereafter, the process is skipped and the previous process result is reused, as long as there is no change in the path itself or the attribute on which the process depends, to use the pass. In addition to reducing the time required for the processing, the time required for the drawing processing can be reduced even when the attribute changes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention in functional blocks.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a drawing process of a graphic represented by a path.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a path process in a drawing process of a graphic represented by a path.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of this processing of the linear approximation / sorted path data.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a figure A with gradation applied.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a drawing procedure of a graphic A;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a graphic B to be processed according to the related art.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a path for representing a graphic B;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an area where an odd-even rule is applied to a path for representing a graphic B;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an area where a non-zero winding number rule is applied to a path for representing a graphic B;

[Explanation of symbols]

11: Graphic registering means, 12: Attribute registering means, 13: Graphic processing means, 16: Graphic comparing means, 18: Attribute comparing means,
20: figure preprocessing necessity determining means, 21: figure preprocessing means, 23: figure main processing means, 30: information processing system,
31, 42 CPU, 32 main storage device, 35 display device, 36 auxiliary storage device, 37 printing device, 41 program ROM, 43 RAM, 43a pass processing result reusable determination flag, 43b Linear approximation accuracy data storage area, 43c: linear approximation / sorted path data storage area, 44: page memory, 45: reception buffer

Continued on front page F-term (reference) 2C087 AB01 AC08 BA04 BA12 BA14 BB02 BC05 BD05 CA13 5B080 AA06 AA13 CA08 GA04 GA28 9A001 HH23

Claims (2)

[Claims] A processing unit configured to execute various processes on each of the paths based on a processing instruction input for each path with respect to a graphic represented by the path; Registration means for registering, storage means for storing processing results for various processes for each path in the processing means in association with registration information of the registration means, and registration information and paths of input processing instructions, An image processing apparatus comprising: a selection unit that selects and uses a processing result stored in the storage unit for each path when the registration information matches the registration information of the registration unit. 2. Registering a processing instruction to be input when executing various processing for each of the paths based on a processing instruction input for each of the figures represented by the paths. In addition, processing results for various processes for each path are stored and held in correspondence with the registered information. When the registered information of the input processing instruction and the registered path match the registered information already stored, the stored results are stored. An image processing method, wherein a selected processing result is selected and used for each pass.