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Color image processing apparatus

US5489989A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 1992
Grant dateFeb 6, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/56
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus, capable of secure color judging regardless of the kind of the original image, is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with color judging means for color judgment from input image data, and background color detection means (CPU) for detecting the background color of the image data, and color judging areas of the color judging means are modified according to the hue, luminocity or saturation of the background color detected by said background color detection means.

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