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Apparatus, method and program for processing an image

US7920291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 2006
Grant dateApr 5, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/46
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a comparison unit adapted to compare a color of a first master page and a color of an edge area of an object in a variable page, and a change unit adapted to, when the color difference between the first master page and the edge area of the object is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, change the first master page to a second master page having a color that is not similar to the color of the object.

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