Image processing apparatus and program storage medium

Abstract

An image processing apparatus deals with a plurality of objects each having a pair of image data representative of an image and image attribute information representative of an attribute of the image, wherein the plurality of objects are linked in form of a hierarchy structure including a parentage. The image processing apparatus comprises object producing means for producing new objects upon succession of image attribute information of a parent object, object deleting means for deleting an object and the associated descendant objects as well, and attribute information altering means for altering an attribute of an object and an attribute of the associated descendant objects as well.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and a program storage medium. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Digital image data representative of an image such as a photograph may take various types of attribute contents with respect to the respective attributes such as an image size, image information, data format, etc. In connection with processing for such a type of image data, there is known an image processing apparatus for providing any sorts of processing for image data such as production, deletion and conversion of image data in accordance with the attribute contents. For example, in the event that there is a need that a size of an image to be displayed on a display is unified to a fixed size such as 320 pixels×240 pixels, there is used an image processing apparatus having a function of converting an image size so that the above-mentioned fixed size of image data is produced i...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] According to the first image processing apparatus, image attribute information of the parent object is set up on the new objects having a parent object. This feature makes it possible to efficiently set up the image attribute information representative of an attribute of the image.

[0012] According to the second image processing apparatus, image attribute information of an object is reflected in image attribute information of the descendant object of the object. This feature makes it possible to efficiently alter image attribute information of a plurality of objects particularly.

[0015] According to the third image processing apparatus, when the object deleting means deletes an object having descendant objects, the object deleting means deletes the descendant objects as well as the object. This feature makes it possible to efficiently delete image attribute information and image data included in a plurality of objects particularly.

[0020] According to the fourth image processing apparatus, the object producing means sets up a predetermined image attribute information on an object now on production in form of a default. This feature makes it possible to efficiently set up image attribute information representative of an attribute of the image data.

Problems solved by technology

However, since the conventional image processing apparatus deals with image data involved in various attribute contents in connection with the above-mentioned various attributes, management and control for data necessary for the image data and processing of the image data are complicated or troublesome.

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