Pixel Attribute Setting for Overlapping Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing technologies face issues with attribute mismatches between overlapping areas during printing, leading to visible boundaries and color discrepancies, especially when the same colors have different attributes.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that compares pixel values between overlapping objects and sets appropriate attributes for each pixel to ensure consistent output, using a comparison unit and a setting unit to align attributes between the first and second objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If graphics are converted into rectangular images for printing, then compatibility with printer output is improved, but attribute consistency between overlapping areas deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing attribute comparison and determination before the actual printing process. The determination unit compares pixel values between the first and second objects in advance, and the setting unit pre-sets the attributes of pixels in overlapping areas based on this comparison, ensuring attribute consistency is established before printing occurs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by treating different regions of the image with different attribute settings. Specifically, the setting unit sets attributes for pixels in overlapping areas differently from non-overlapping areas, comparing pixel values locally and applying appropriate attributes (such as text or graphic attributes) to each pixel based on its specific position and characteristics in the overlapping region.
2Productivity
If different attributes are assigned to the same color in different areas, then image processing optimization is improved, but visual continuity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making different parts of the same color region have different attribute properties based on their position. Pixels in overlapping areas are assigned attributes differently from pixels in non-overlapping areas, even when they have the same color value, allowing optimized image processing while maintaining visual continuity through position-based attribute differentiation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-determining the attributes of pixels in overlapping areas before the printing process. The determination unit compares pixel values in advance, and the setting unit pre-assigns appropriate attributes to ensure that when the same color appears in different areas, the attribute assignments are optimized for both processing efficiency and visual consistency.
3Manufacturing precision
If pixel attributes are set based on drawing attributes, then processing precision is improved, but boundary visibility worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different attribute settings to pixels based on their local position in overlapping areas. The setting unit determines attributes for each pixel individually by comparing its value with corresponding pixels in the other object, ensuring that pixels at boundaries receive appropriate attributes that maintain processing precision while preventing visible boundary artifacts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing attribute comparison and setting for all pixels in overlapping areas before the printing process. The determination unit compares pixel values in advance, and the setting unit pre-assigns attributes to prevent boundary visibility issues, ensuring that when text and graphics overlap, the attributes are set to maintain both precision and visual continuity.
Data Source
AI summary
In a pixel of a part where two objects are superimposed, pixel values of the objects are compared to thereby set an attribute of the pixel to an attribute of one of the objects.


