Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
Image editing apparatus for editing a designated area of an original image
 There are provided an image editing method and apparatus for designating a desired area of an original image and executing the image processing. The apparatus comprises: a point pen to designate a desired area of the original; a first designating device, to designate a processing mode for the image of the area designated by the point pen; an LCD to display the area designated by the point pen; a controller for displaying a plurality of areas designated by the point pen on the LCD and for designating the same processing mode for those areas at once by means of the designating device; and another designating device to designate the processing mode for the images for areas other than the areas designated by the point pen. The LCD graphically displays the areas designated by the point pen. The designating device designates the mode regarding a color. With the apparatus, a plurality of areas can be continuously designated every processing mode and the area and the processing mode can be smoothly designated. 
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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G06T G06F G06F
inventional inventional inventional
Yasumichi Toshiyuki
Suzuki Kitamura