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An image analyzing and expression adding apparatus for presenting an operator with image impressions displayed in terms of sensitive language and for allowing the operator to use stored design know-how in adding expressions to the image on display. An image segmenting unit segments an input image in

An image analyzing and expression adding apparatus for presenting an operator with image impressions displayed in terms of sensitive language and for allowing the operator to use stored design know-how in adding expressions to the image on display. An image segmenting unit segments an input image into a plurality of areas. An image feature storing unit stores the physical feature quantities of each of the segmented areas. The physical feature quantities are processed by an image analyzing unit preparing visual feature quantities about the entire image. A sensitive influence quantity computing unit receives the visual feature quantities thus prepared and, based on information from a design know-how storing unit, computes factors of the terms representing sensitivity. The operator is presented with the factors of the sensitivity-expressing terms. In response, the operator instructs desired expressions using the sensitivity-expressing terms through an expression instructing unit. An image expression adding unit receives the instructions about the expressions and modifies the image by referring to the information from the design know-how storing unit. The physical feature quantities of the segmented areas are also modified immediately, so that the impressions of the modified image are analyzed and displayed.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An image analyzing and expression adding apparatus comprising:image inputting means for inputting an electronic image;image segmenting means for segmenting the image input through said image inputting means into a plurality of areas;area feature storing means for storing

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An image analyzing and expression adding apparatus comprising:image inputting means for inputting an electronic image;image segmenting means for segmenting the image input through said image inputting means into a plurality of areas;area feature storing means for storing physical feature quantities about each of said plurality of areas;image analyzing means for computing visual feature quantities of the input image on the basis of said physical feature quantities;design know-how storing means for storing the design know-how regarding the correspondence between said visual feature quantities of said input image on the one hand, and sensitive language in which to express impressions of said input image on the other hand;sensitive influence quantity computing means for computing, on the basis of the information stored in said design know-how storing means, those factors of said sensitive language which correspond to said visual feature quantities of said input image;analysis result displaying means for displaying in said sensitive language the impression perceived by viewers from said input image;expression instructing means for instructing expressions to be added to said input image by use of said sensitive language;image expression adding means for modifying said input image on the basis of the instructed expressions and the information stored in said design know-how storing means; andexpressed image displaying means for displaying the modified image.