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Image processing device, color printing device, image processing method and medium recording image processing program

US6243174A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 1997
Grant dateJun 5, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2017

Classification

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

Abstract

In order to prevent an operational amount of color conversion from increasing when resolution is changed since the operational amount of color conversion is increased when the conversion is performed such that resolution is enhanced in printing, resolution of color image data constituting pre conversion data is compared with resolution of color image data constituting post conversion data. As a result of comparison, when the resolution on the input side is lower, color conversion is previously performed and resolution is converted subsequently, when the resolution on the input side is higher, resolution is converted prior to color conversion. Thus where conversion of resolution and color conversion are executed, color conversion is performed on the side having a lower one of the resolutions whereby color conversion is performed in respect of fewer pixels and the processing can be optimized.

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