Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method, and computer program product
US8374432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/40062
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a scanner that receives image data, an area extracting unit that extracts image data of visually different image areas from the received image data, an HDD that stores therein the extracted image data, a criterion storage unit that stores a plurality of criteria for identifying each of the image areas as one of processing areas, a device interface unit that receives a selection of an image segmentation mode from a user, a selecting unit that selects a criterion from the criteria stored in the criterion storage unit based on the selected image segmentation mode, and a processing unit that identifies each of the image areas as one of the processing areas based on the selected image segmentation mode and performs image processing corresponding to the identified processing area.
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