Image processing device and medium storing image processing program
US8849024B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/695
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing device can explicitly distinguish cells to be observed from cells other than those to be observed with a simple configuration. To this end, the image processing device includes a color information obtaining part obtaining at least hue from color information of each pixel of a color image, a detecting part detecting a mode value of the hue on a color space, a range setting part setting a predetermined range on the color space including the mode value of the hue detected by the detecting part as a target range, a changing part changing hue of a pixel included in the target range by virtually performing extension on the target range, and an information converting part converting color information of a pixel having hue not included in the target range into color information indicative of an achromatic color.
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