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Image processing apparatus and image processing method thereof

US8451510B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 2009
Grant dateMay 28, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/40062
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing method of an image processing apparatus, the method includes: discerning pixels to be processed on the basis of a preset reference pixel value in a scanned image that comprises plural pixels; drawing a pixel area including the pixels to be processed from the scanned image on the basis of a preset condition; and selecting whether to apply an image process to the pixels to be processed or the drawn pixel area on the basis of a percentage of the pixels to be processed in the drawn pixel area.

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