摘要:
When image information for the purpose of being printed out has been entered, whether or not the image information contains a mark image such as a watermark is determined to such an extent that will not lower the throughput of a printer. To accomplish this, the image is input and elapsed time starts being measured from the start of detection processing that is for detecting whether a specific image is contained in the input image. If time runs out during the course of detection processing, a decision is rendered to the effect that the image does not contain the specific image.
摘要:
The present invention uses an image processing apparatus for inputting low-resolution video information, expanding one pixel to N×M pixels, and converting a low-resolution image into a high-resolution image, which comprises a first window formation unit for referring to peripheral pixels including a noticeable pixel, plural conversion units different from each other in conversion method for converting one pixel to N×M pixels, and a selection unit for selecting a proper conversion method out of the plural conversion units in accordance with a distribution state of pixels in a first window and in which the conversion units calculates conversion values for N×M pixels of the noticeable pixel in accordance with an evaluation result of the type of a selected conversion unit in adjacent pixels including the noticeable pixel in an evaluation unit. Thereby, when converting low-resolution information into high-resolution information, it is possible to realize a preferable conversion free from jaggies without causing halation due to interpolation and generate high-resolution information in which continuity is not broken at a boundary point for each conversion in conversions provided with nonlinearity.
摘要:
This invention can easily forma smooth clear image with continuity particularly from a natural image without causing any interpolation blur or jaggy when converting input low-resolution information into high-resolution information. This invention includes a first window forming unit (102) for forming a first window for referring to nearest neighbor pixels of a low-resolution pixel of interest, a detecting unit (103) for detecting a plurality of representative values from the first window, a converting unit (105) for converting the value of the pixel of interest by an adaptive LPF, a second window forming unit (106) for forming a second window for referring to the converted values of the nearest neighbor pixels including the pixel of interest, and a high-resolution information forming unit (107) including a linear interpolating unit for performing linear interpolation on the basis of the pixel value information in the first window or the converted value information in the second window and a nonlinear interpolating unit for performing nonlinear interpolation by a product-sum operation of the linearly interpolated values from the linear interpolating unit and the representative values.
摘要:
The invention provides an image processing apparatus capable of embedding predetermined information in an image, the apparatus comprising input means for entering the image, division means for dividing the entered image into plural image areas, quantization means for quantizing the image areas divided by the division means, utilizing error diffusion method, and control means for controlling, in the unit of the image area, the quantization condition by the quantization means according to the predetermined information.
摘要:
A texture which is not normally generated by a pseudo halftone process is artificially generated by combining quantization values (S307, S308), and a 1-bit code is expressed by the presence/absence of texture.
摘要:
An image processing apparatus includes a window setting unit for setting a window including a target pixel and pixels surrounding the target pixel of input low-resolution information, a detection unit for detecting MAX and MIN values from among the pixels within the window, a quantization unit for quantizing information relating to each pixel having n values within the window into a value smaller than n, an LUT (look-up table) for determining a distribution ratio of the MAX and MIN values based on quantized values provided by the quantization unit within the window, a transformation unit for synthesizing the MAX and MIN values based on the distribution ratio, and a forming unit for forming high-resolution information from synthesized values. It is thereby possible to obtain excellent pixture quality having a high degree of freedom in the disign of an image at a speed higher than ever when converting input low-resolution information into high-resolution information.