Image processing apparatus and method which classifies images according to attributes
US6072941A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/414
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processor, in which the attributes of an image are classified, and optimal processing for each attribute is performed, thereby improving the overall quality of the image. When this processing method is applied to a copying machine, a high processing efficiency is realized, and an area designating operation is omitted. The image processor includes a block selection processing unit for classifying images stored in a storage unit according to various attributes and provides area information for each attribute.
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