| 摘要 |
Upon forming a mosaic image by combining a plurality of material images, an original image of the mosaic image is segmented into M x N areas. The image characteristics of these segmented areas are calculated, and a material image corresponding to each segmented area is determined on the basis of the calculated image characteristics while inhibiting a single material image from being repetitively selected for a plurality of areas. By generating the mosaic image in this way, an expected texture pattern due to a specific combination of material images can be prevented from being formed. <IMAGE> |
