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Background noise removing apparatus and method applicable to color image processing apparatus

US5689590A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 1995
Grant dateNov 18, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/60
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A density converting unit converts densities concerning respective color components in color-image data for each pixel so as to change the densities concerning respective color components for the pixel into lower densities when the densities concerning respective color components for the pixel are determined to be white or approximately white. The density converting unit converts the densities concerning color components in the color-image data for each pixel so as to change the densities concerning respective color components for the pixel into densities corresponding to white ones when all of the densities concerning respective color components for the pixel are lower than a predetermined threshold density value.

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