JP2007096595A - Image forming apparatus, image forming method, image forming program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus etc. capable of easily generating a desired frame image. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus 100 is provided with an acquiring section 101, a transparent region recognizing section 102 and a frame image generating section 103. The acquiring section 101 acquires a region in which a transparent region to be formed on an image is to be acquired and the image. The recognizing section 102 recognizes the region acquired by the acquiring section 101 as a transparent region. The generating section 103 generates a frame image in which the transparent region recognized by the recognizing means 102 is formed on the image acquired by the acquiring section 101. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, an image forming method, an image forming program, and a storage medium that generate a frame image.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, there is an image forming apparatus that can generate a composite image of an image acquired from a portable information terminal such as a digital camera via a communication cable or a storage medium and a frame image that decorates the image. In such an image forming apparatus, for example, the user has to select and use a frame image stored in the image forming apparatus in advance, and cannot create and use an original frame image. .

  Therefore, for example, a frame image created by the user by an image processing program on a PC (personal computer) is acquired via a communication cable or a storage medium, thereby generating a composite image using the frame image created by the user. There is an image forming apparatus that can do this (for example, see Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2004-13329 A

  However, in the above-described prior art, it is difficult to operate the image processing program, and there is a problem that it takes time to generate a desired frame image. Also, there has been a problem that a PC or a user who does not have an image processing program on the PC cannot create an original frame image.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus, an image forming method, an image forming program, and a storage medium that can easily generate a desired frame image in order to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art. To do.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an image forming apparatus according to the present invention acquires an area for obtaining a transparent area to be formed on an image and the image, and acquires the image by the acquiring means. Transparent area recognition means for recognizing the area as the transparent area, and frame image generation for generating a frame image in which the transparent area recognized by the transparent area recognition means is formed on the image acquired by the acquisition means Means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to generate a frame image by acquiring an area for obtaining a transparent area to be formed on an image and an image. Therefore, a desired frame image can be easily generated.

  In the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, in the invention described above, the acquisition unit acquires an area where the transparent area is to be obtained by reading an area marked with a predetermined color on the image. It is characterized by doing.

  According to the present invention, a transparent region for an image can be designated by a simple operation such as marking an image with a predetermined color. Further, a frame image in which a transparent area is set can be generated by a simple operation such as reading an image marked with a predetermined color. Therefore, a desired frame image can be easily generated.

  Further, in the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, the transparent area recognizing unit includes an area marked on the image using the writing instrument of the predetermined color and an area surrounded by the area. The transparent region is recognized.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to designate a transparent area for an image by a simple operation of marking and enclosing the image using a writing tool of a predetermined color. Further, a frame image in which a transparent region is set in an image can be generated by a simple operation such as reading an image marked and enclosed with a writing instrument of a predetermined color. Therefore, a desired frame image can be easily generated.

  In the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, the transparent area recognizing unit superimposes the sheet of the predetermined color formed on the upper surface of the image in a predetermined shape. It is characterized by being recognized as a region.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to designate a transparent area for an image by a simple operation such as superimposing a sheet of a predetermined color formed in a predetermined shape on the upper surface of the image. In addition, a frame image in which a transparent area is set can be generated by a simple operation such as reading an image in which a sheet of a predetermined color formed in a predetermined shape is superimposed on the upper surface. Therefore, a desired frame image can be easily generated without fouling the printed body on which the image is printed.

  The image forming apparatus according to the present invention further includes a transparent sheet that is superimposed on an upper surface of the image and in which the region is marked using the writing tool of the predetermined color. Features.

  According to the present invention, a transparent region for an image can be designated by a simple operation such as marking on a transparent sheet superimposed on the upper surface of the image using a writing tool of a predetermined color. Further, a frame image in which a transparent area is set can be generated by a simple operation such as reading an image in which a transparent sheet marked with a predetermined color writing tool is superimposed on the upper surface. Therefore, a desired frame image can be easily generated without fouling the printed body on which the image is printed.

  In the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, the acquisition unit tries to obtain the transparent region by selecting an arbitrary region from a plurality of regions set in advance. An area to be acquired is obtained.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to generate a frame image in which a transparent area is set in the image by a simple operation of reading the image and selecting a transparent area set in the image forming apparatus in advance. Therefore, a desired frame image can be easily generated without fouling the printed body on which the image is printed.

  The image forming method according to the present invention recognizes, as the transparent region, an acquisition step of acquiring a region for obtaining a transparent region to be formed on an image and the image, and the region acquired by the acquisition step. A transparent region recognition step, and a frame image generation step of generating a frame image in which the transparent region recognized by the transparent region recognition step is formed on the image acquired by the acquisition step. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to generate a frame image by acquiring an area for obtaining a transparent area to be formed on an image and an image. Therefore, a desired frame image can be easily generated.

  An image forming program according to the present invention causes a computer to execute the image forming method described above.

  According to the present invention, by executing the image forming program, the operation obtained by the above-described image forming method is realized by the computer. Thereby, various effects obtained by realizing the above-described image forming method can be obtained.

  A storage medium according to the present invention stores the above-described image forming program in a computer-readable manner.

  According to the present invention, by causing a computer to read and execute a stored image forming program, an operation obtained by executing the above-described image forming program is realized by the computer. Thereby, various effects obtained by executing the above-described image forming program can be obtained.

  Exemplary embodiments of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention are explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

(Embodiment 1)
(Functional configuration of image forming apparatus 100)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment includes an acquisition unit 101, a transparent area recognition unit 102, a frame image generation unit 103, a composition processing unit 104, and an image output unit 105. Configured.

  The acquisition unit 101 acquires an image used for a frame image by reading the image from a photograph or paper on which the image is printed. Further, the acquisition unit 101 acquires transparent area information for setting a transparent area in an image used for a frame image by reading an area marked with a predetermined color in the image used for the acquired frame image. Furthermore, the acquisition unit 101 acquires an image to be used for a composite image by reading the image from a photograph or paper on which the image is printed.

  The transparent area recognition unit 102 recognizes the transparent area set for the image used for the frame image based on the transparent area information acquired by the acquisition unit 101.

  Note that the acquisition unit 101 and the transparent region recognition unit 102 can also acquire the image and the transparent region information from various devices that store the image and the transparent region information. Examples of various devices in which images and transparent area information are stored include, for example, a portable information terminal such as a digital camera connected to the image forming apparatus 100 via a communication cable, a RAM 203 (see FIG. 2), and a storage medium 208 (see FIG. 2). Etc.

  Based on the image acquired by the acquisition unit 101 and the transparent area information acquired by the transparent area recognition unit 102, the frame image generation unit 103 generates a frame image in which a transparent area is set for the image used for the frame image. .

  The composition processing unit 104 generates a composite image of the image used for the composite image acquired by the acquisition unit 101 and the frame image generated by the frame image generation unit 103.

  The image output unit 105 prints the combined image generated by the combining processing unit 104 via, for example, the printer 209 (see FIG. 2) of the image forming apparatus 100.

(Hardware configuration of image forming apparatus 100)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. In the following description, the same portions as those already described are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The image forming apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, a user operation unit 204, a display unit 205, and an interface. (I / F) 206, a storage medium decoding unit 207, a storage medium 208, a printer 209, and a scanner 210 are configured.

  The CPU 201 executes predetermined arithmetic processing and controls the entire image forming apparatus 100. For example, the CPU 201 controls the scanner 210 to read an image from a photograph or paper. Further, the CPU 201 generates a frame image by setting a transparent area for the read image. Further, the CPU 201 generates a composite image of the generated frame image and a desired image. Further, the CPU 201 controls a printer 209 described later to print the generated composite image and the like.

  The ROM 202 stores various control programs. Data stored in the ROM 202 can be rewritten by a user operation, but is not erased when the power is turned off.

  The RAM 203 stores variable data in a rewritable manner and functions as a work area for the CPU 201. The RAM 203 may be a volatile memory that erases data stored when the power is turned off, or may be a nonvolatile memory that is backed up by a battery or the like. The RAM 203 temporarily or permanently stores an image read through the scanner 210, for example.

  The user operation unit 204 outputs information input by the user, such as characters, numerical values, and various instructions, to the CPU 201. As the configuration of the user operation unit 204, various known forms such as a pushbutton switch for detecting physical depression / non-pressing, a touch panel, a keyboard, a joystick, and a trackball can be employed. This user operation part 204 is good also as a form which performs input operation with an audio | voice using the microphone which inputs the audio | voice from the outside.

  The user operation unit 204 may be provided integrally with the main body of the image forming apparatus 100 or may be detachably attached to the image forming apparatus 100 and remotely operated like a remote controller. There may be. The user operation unit 204 may be configured in any one of the various forms described above, or may be configured in a plurality of forms. The user inputs information by appropriately performing an input operation according to the form of the user operation unit 204. Examples of information input by the operation of the user operation unit 204 include information for instructing execution of image reading, information for instructing execution of printing of a composite image, and the like.

  As a form of the user operation unit 204, for example, when a touch panel is adopted, the touch panel is used by being stacked on the display screen side of the display unit 205. In this case, the input information is recognized by managing the display timing on the display unit 205, the operation timing on the touch panel (user operation unit 204), and the position coordinates thereof. By adopting a touch panel stacked on the display unit 205 as a form of the user operation unit 204, a large amount of information can be input without increasing the size of the user operation unit 204. As the touch panel, various known touch panels such as a resistive film type and a pressure sensitive type can be used.

  The display unit 205 includes a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display, and a plasma display. Specifically, the display unit 205 can be configured by, for example, a video display device connected to the video I / F (not shown) or the video I / F. Specifically, the video I / F includes, for example, a graphic controller that controls the entire display device, a buffer memory such as a VRAM (Video RAM) that temporarily stores image information that can be displayed immediately, and a graphic controller. Based on the output image information, it is configured by a control IC for controlling display of the display device, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), or the like.

  The display unit 205 displays icons, cursors, menus, windows, or various information such as characters and images. The display unit 205 displays information such as a composite image and various printing conditions. Note that information such as printing conditions is displayed in the form of an icon, for example, and the user can specify a printing condition by operating the cursor with the user operation unit 204 and specifying an icon.

  The I / F 206 can be connected to a network via a communication line (not shown). The I / F 206 controls an interface between the network and the image forming apparatus 100 and controls data input / output with respect to the image forming apparatus 100. The I / F 206 can realize image acquisition via a network, for example, by a modem or a LAN adapter.

  The storage medium decoding unit 207 controls reading of various types of information such as images and print programs stored in the storage medium 208, for example. By this storage medium decoding unit 207, for example, an image can be taken into the image forming apparatus 100 from a storage medium 208 in which an image photographed by a digital camera is stored.

  The storage medium decoding unit 207 is portable and has a storage medium 208 that can be attached to and detached from the storage medium decoding unit 207 as a reading target. Specifically, examples of the storage medium 208 include DVD, CD, CD-ROM (CD-R, CD-RW), MO, and memory card.

  When the storage medium 208 is, for example, a CD-ROM (CD-R, CD-RW), the storage medium decoding unit 207 is realized by a CD-ROM drive. Since the CD-ROM drive is a known technique, its illustration and description are omitted. For example, when the storage medium 208 is realized by a DVD, CD, CD-ROM (CD-R, CD-RW), MO, memory card, or the like, a drive device that can read information from the storage medium 208 is used. A storage medium decoding unit 207 is realized.

  The printer 209 prints a composite image generated by the image forming apparatus 100 on a sheet.

  The scanner 210 reads an image taken on a photographic film by an ordinary camera, an image printed on a paper surface, and the like.

  The functional configuration of the image forming apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment includes, for example, the acquisition unit 101, the scanner 210, the transparent area recognition unit 102, the CPU 201, and the frame image generation unit 103, the CPU 201. The processing unit 104 implements the functions of the CPU 201, and the image output unit 105 implements the functions of the printer 209.

(Print processing procedure of image forming apparatus 100)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an image forming process procedure performed by the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the image forming processing procedure in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the acquisition unit 101 acquires an image used for a frame image (step S301). The acquisition unit 101 acquires an image to be used for a frame image by reading the image from a photograph or paper on which the image is printed, via the scanner 210. In the image used for the frame image to be acquired, transparent area information for setting a transparent area for the image used for the frame image is marked by the user.

  Next, transparent area information is acquired by the acquisition unit 101 (step S302). The acquisition unit 101 acquires transparent area information by reading an area marked with a predetermined color in the image used for the frame image acquired in step S301. Note that an example of an image used for the frame image will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6.

  Next, the transparent area recognition unit 102 recognizes the transparent area set in the image used for the frame image (step S303). The transparent area recognition unit 102 recognizes the transparent area to be set for the image used for the frame image based on the transparent area information acquired in step S302.

  Next, the frame image generation unit 103 generates a frame image (step S304). The frame image generation unit 103 generates a frame image in which a transparent area is set as an image used for the frame image based on the image used for the frame image acquired in step S301 and the transparent area recognized in step S303. An example of the frame image will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the acquisition unit 101 acquires an image used for the composite image (step S305). Similar to step S <b> 301, the acquisition unit 101 acquires an image to be used for a composite image by reading an image from a photograph or paper on which the image is printed via the scanner 210. Note that the image used for the composite image may be acquired via various devices (for example, the RAM 203, the storage medium 208, etc.) in which the image used for the composite image is stored, or a network connected by the I / F 206.

  Next, a composite image of the image used for the composite image acquired in step S305 and the frame image generated in step S304 is generated by the composite processing unit 104 (step S306).

  Next, the composite image generated in step S306 is output by the image output unit 105 (step S307). For example, the image output unit 105 prints a composite image via the printer 209. An example of the printed composite image will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image used for a frame image. As shown in FIG. 4, a document 400 is formed in a rectangular shape having a predetermined size in advance so that it can be used as a frame image. On the original 400, an image 410 selected by the user for use as a frame image is printed. In addition to this, an image used for the frame image may be a photograph on which an image is printed, a clipping of a magazine, a paper on which a picture or a character is handwritten, or the like. For the image used for the frame image, for example, a cloth woven with a pattern can be used as long as the image can be read by the scanner 210.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image used for a frame image. As shown in FIG. 5, a pentagonal region 510 is marked on the original 400 by the user from the state of the original 400 shown in FIG. 4. The area 510 is read by the acquisition unit 101 as transparent area information for setting a transparent area for the image 410 used for the frame image. The area 510 is filled in a pentagon shape with a predetermined color. The area 510 can be recognized by the transparent area recognition unit 102 by being marked with a predetermined color. The area 510 may be marked directly on the document 400 with a pen of a predetermined color, for example, or may be marked on a transparent sheet superimposed on the document 400.

  The area 510 only needs to have a predetermined color. For example, the area 510 can be marked by overlapping a sheet formed in advance with a predetermined shape with the image 410. Further, the image forming apparatus 100 can set an arbitrary color by the user as a color for the transparent area recognition unit 102 to recognize the area 510 as a transparent area. Further, the image forming apparatus 100 can be set so as to acquire transparent area information in which a part other than the part marked with a predetermined color is a transparent area. Furthermore, the image forming apparatus 100 can set a plurality of arbitrary colors as colors for the transparent area recognition unit 102 to recognize the area 510 as a transparent area.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image used for a frame image. As shown in FIG. 6, a pentagonal region 610 is marked on the original 400 by the user from the state of the original 400 shown in FIG. 4. The area 610 is read by the acquisition unit 101 as transparent area information for setting a transparent area for the image 410 used for the frame image.

  Region 610 is marked with a predetermined color. As shown in FIG. 6, the area 610 is not filled like the area 510 shown in FIG. 5, but the transparent area recognition unit 102 is surrounded by a line of a predetermined color like this area 610. A portion surrounded by a line of a predetermined color can be recognized as a transparent region.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the generated frame image. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the frame image 700 includes an image 410 and a transparent region 710. The frame image 700 is generated by reading the original 400 shown in FIG. 5 or 6 through the scanner 210. The image 410 is generated based on the image 410 printed on the document 400 shown in FIG.

  The transparent area 710 is a transparent area set for the image 410 based on the area 510 marked on the document 400 shown in FIG. 5 or the area 610 marked on the document 400 shown in FIG. In this transparent region 710, when the frame image 700 is used as the upper layer and the image used for the composite image is combined as the lower layer, the composite image is generated by displaying the image used for the lower layer composite image.

  The frame image 700 is generated by the frame image generation unit 103 and stored in the RAM 203. Then, the data is read from the RAM 203 by the composition processing unit 104 for use in generating a composite image. Further, the frame image 700 may be stored by being stored in the storage medium 208 or the like so that it can be used for generating a composite image whenever the user likes it.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a printed composite image. As shown in FIG. 8, the print image 800 is a composite image 820 printed. The composite image 820 is a composite image of the frame image 700 shown in FIG. 7 generated by the composite processing unit 104 and the image 810 read through the scanner 210. As shown in FIG. 8, an image 810 is combined with the transparent region 710.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, an image in which a region desired to be a transparent region is marked with a predetermined color is read through the scanner 210 to generate a frame image in which the transparent region is set in the image. be able to. Then, a composite image of the generated frame image and a desired image can be generated, and the generated composite image can be printed. Therefore, the user can easily generate an original frame image and a composite image using the frame image, and print the generated composite image.

  In the first embodiment, the frame image is generated by using a region marked with a predetermined color in the read image as a transparent region. For example, a region desired to be a transparent region is marked on the image with an arbitrary color. It is also possible to adopt a configuration. In this case, it is only necessary to read images before and after marking an area desired to be a transparent area with an arbitrary color, and to recognize portions having different colors in the read images as transparent areas.

(Embodiment 2)
(Print processing procedure of image forming apparatus 100)
Next, a second embodiment of the image forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described. Note that the functional configuration and hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment are the same as those of the image forming apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an image forming process procedure performed by the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment. Hereinafter, an image forming process procedure according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the acquisition unit 101 acquires an image used for a frame image (step S901). The acquisition unit 101 acquires an image to be used for a frame image by reading the image from a photograph or paper on which the image is printed, via the scanner 210.

  Next, the acquisition unit 101 acquires transparent area information (step S902). The acquisition unit 101 acquires a plurality of pieces of transparent area information from various devices in which the transparent area information is stored. Examples of various devices in which the transparent area information is stored include the RAM 203 and the storage medium 208.

  Next, a frame image sample is generated by the frame image generation unit 103 (step S903). Based on the image used for the frame image acquired in step S901 and the plurality of transparent area information acquired in step S902, the frame image generation unit 103 sets a transparent area for the image used for the frame image for each transparent area information. A sample of each frame image is generated.

  Next, the image output unit 105 prints an order sheet including a plurality of frame image samples generated in step S903 via the printer 209 (step S904). An example of the printed order sheet will be described with reference to FIG.

  Next, the order sheet printed in step S904 is read by the acquisition unit 101 via the scanner 210 (step S905). In addition, the acquisition unit 101 selects transparent area information corresponding to a sample of the frame image on which the read order sheet is marked as transparent area information used for the frame image.

  Next, the transparent area recognition unit 102 recognizes the transparent area set in the image used for the frame image (step S906). The transparent area recognition unit 102 recognizes the transparent area to be set for the image used for the frame image based on the transparent area information used for the frame image selected in step S905.

  Next, the frame image generation unit 103 generates a frame image (step S907). Based on the image used for the frame image acquired in step S901 and the transparent area recognized in step S906, the frame image generation unit 103 generates a frame image in which the transparent area is set for the image used for the frame image.

  Next, the acquisition unit 101 acquires an image used for the composite image (step S908). Similar to step S <b> 901, the acquisition unit 101 acquires an image to be used for a composite image by reading an image from a photograph or paper on which the image is printed via the scanner 210. Note that the image used for the composite image may be acquired via various devices (for example, the RAM 203, the storage medium 208, etc.) in which the image used for the composite image is stored, or a network connected by the I / F 206.

  Next, the composite processing unit 104 generates a composite image of the image used for the composite image acquired in step S908 and the frame image generated in step S907 (step S909).

  Next, the composite image generated in step S909 is output by the image output unit 105 (step S910). For example, the image output unit 105 prints a composite image via the printer 209. An example of the printed composite image will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a printed order sheet. As shown in FIG. 10, the order sheet 1000 includes frame image samples 1010, 1020, 1030, and 1040. Frame image samples 1010, 1020, 1030, and 1040 are composed of an image 410, transparent regions 1012, 1022, 1032, 1042, and check boxes 1011, 1021, 1031, 1041. Frame image samples 1010, 1020, 1030, and 1040 are generated by the frame image generation unit 103.

  The image 410 is an image used for a frame image acquired by reading the original 400 shown in FIG. 4 by the acquisition unit 101 via the scanner 210. Transparent areas 1012, 1022, 1032, and 1042 are transparent area information acquired by the acquisition unit 101 from various devices (for example, the RAM 203 and the storage medium 208) in which the transparent area information is stored.

  In the check boxes 1011, 1021, 1031, and 1041, a mark is put on the frame image sample corresponding to the frame image to be generated by the user. As shown in FIG. 10, the check box 1041 is marked. Thus, when the order sheet 1000 is read, the transparent area 1042 is selected by the acquisition unit 101 as transparent area information used for the frame image.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a printed composite image. As illustrated in FIG. 11, a composite image 1110 is printed on the print image 1100. The composite image 1110 is a composite image generated by the composite processing unit 104 using the frame image 1120 and the image 1130.

  The frame image 1120 is generated by the frame image generation unit 103, and includes an image 410 and a transparent area 1042. The frame image 1120 is generated by reading the order sheet 1000 shown in FIG. An image 1130 is an image used for the composite image 1110 acquired via the scanner 210. As shown in FIG. 11, an image 1130 is combined with each of the four transparent areas 1042 and printed.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, an order sheet including a plurality of frame image samples can be printed by reading a desired image through the scanner 210. Then, by reading the order sheet, a frame image corresponding to the frame image sample selected by the user can be generated. Furthermore, a composite image of the generated frame image and a desired image can be generated, and the generated composite image can be printed. Therefore, the user can easily generate an original frame image and a composite image using the frame image, and print the generated composite image.

  The image forming method described in the present embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. The program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an image forming apparatus. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an image forming process procedure. The figure which shows an example of the image used for a frame image. The figure which shows an example of the image used for a frame image. The figure which shows an example of the image used for a frame image. The figure which shows an example of a frame image. The figure which shows an example of the printed synthesized image. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an image forming process procedure. The figure which shows an example of the printed order sheet. The figure which shows an example of the printed synthesized image.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Image forming apparatus, 101 Acquisition part, 102 Transparent area recognition part, 103 Frame image generation part, 104 Composition processing part, 105 Image output part

Claims (9)

An acquisition means for acquiring a region for obtaining a transparent region to be formed on the image and the image;
Transparent area recognition means for recognizing the area acquired by the acquisition means as the transparent area;
Frame image generation means for generating a frame image in which the transparent area recognized by the transparent area recognition means is formed on the image acquired by the acquisition means;
An image forming apparatus comprising:   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires an area from which the transparent area is to be obtained by reading an area marked with a predetermined color on the image.   The image according to claim 2, wherein the transparent area recognizing unit recognizes an area marked on the image and an area surrounded by the area as the transparent area using the writing tool of the predetermined color. Forming equipment.   3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transparent area recognition unit recognizes the sheet of the predetermined color that is superimposed on the upper surface of the image and formed in a predetermined shape as the transparent area. .   The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: a transparent sheet that is superimposed on an upper surface of the image and on which the region is marked using the writing tool of the predetermined color.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires an area from which the transparent area is to be obtained by selecting an arbitrary area from a plurality of predetermined areas. apparatus. An acquisition step of acquiring an area to obtain a transparent area to be formed on an image and the image;
A transparent region recognition step of recognizing the region acquired by the acquisition step as the transparent region;
A frame image generation step of generating a frame image in which the transparent region recognized by the transparent region recognition step is formed on the image acquired by the acquisition step;
An image forming method comprising:   An image forming program for causing a computer to execute the image forming method according to claim 7. A computer-readable storage medium storing the image forming program according to claim 8.

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