Color picture processing apparatus for reproducing a color picture having a smoothly changed gradation
US5696611A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J3/462
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An achromatic color judging region is determined in a red-green-blue (RGB) color system, and it is judged in an achromatic color judging unit whether or not a color picture at a remarked pixel designated by a R multi-valued digital input signal, a G multi-valued digital input signal and a B multi-valued digital input signal is placed within the achromatic color judging region. Also, the RGB multi-valued digital input signals are converted into pieces of RGB binary data in an error dispersion processing unit while dispersing errors occurring in the RGB binary data. In case where it is judged that the color picture is an achromatic color because the color picture is placed within the achromatic color judging region, a piece of achromatic color data is generated from the RGB binary data in an achromatic color reproducing and color transforming unit and is output to reproduce the color picture at the remarked pixel. In contrast, in case where it is judged that the color picture is a chromatic color because the color picture is not placed within the achromatic color judging region, the RGB binary data are output to reproduce the color picture at the remarked pixel. Therefore, the color …
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