摘要:
An image processing device capable of processing images containing poorly contrasted letters and/or bold letters in addition to well contrasted letters and pictures such that both resolutions of letters and tones of pictures can be preserved. The device may includes a circuit to distinguish two level images from non two level images according to image concentration related quantity, and a circuit to distinguish picture images out of non two level images according to another image concentration related quantity. The device may include a circuit to distinguish letters from pictures according to the maximum and the minimum values of the image concentration related quantity. The device may includes a circuit to distinguish letters from pictures according to the maximum and the minimum values of changes in the image concentration related quantity. The device may include a circuit to distinguish letters from pictures according to the square sum average of differences in the image concentration related quantity between neighboring picture elements.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus capable of magnifying a target image to any desired magnification, includes functions for detecting the maximum and minimum densities from limited image information, including a data piece representing a picture element of the target image, functions for determining from the difference between the maximum and minimum densities detected by the detection means, whether the picture element is in a photographic region or a character region, functions for determining a picture element density appropriate for magnifying the target image from the density of the target picture element and that of a picture element close to the target picture element, and functions for outputting the picture element density determined by the density-determining means, in accordance with whether the target picture element is in a photographic region or a character region.
摘要:
A feature-analyzing section determines whether a given picture element included in image information supplied from a line buffer represents a character portion or a photograph portion. In accordance with the determination made by the feature-analyzing section, a threshold value selection section selects either a threshold value calculated by a first threshold value calculation section, and to be used in relation to charcter portion, or a threshold value calculated by a second threshold value calculation section, and to be used in relation to photograph portion. By using the threshold value selected by the threshold value selection section, a binary-encoding section binary-encodes image information which is supplied thereto through a delay circuit. On the basis of the determination made by the feature-analyzing section, a determination section determines whether or not the given picture element represents a bold character portion. If the determination section determines that the given picture element represents a bold character portion, a selection section then selects a predetermined value supplied from a value generation section, in place of an output of the binary-encoding section.
摘要:
An extractor extracts, from image data to be binarized, a feature amount of a target pixel including at least a maximum density difference among pixels in a local region including the target pixel. A predictor predicts an image type of the target pixel in accordance with a minimum density value among the pixels in the local region. A selector selects one of the feature amount of the target pixel from the extractor and a feature amount obtained by adding the feature amount of the target pixel to feature data of neighboring pixels in accordance with the image type predicted by the predictor. A discriminator discriminates the image type of the target pixel in accordance with the feature amount selected by the selector. A weighting section weights the discrimination result from the discriminator with respect to the neighboring pixels of a predetermined range preceding the target pixel in accordance with distances from the target pixel to the neighboring pixels so as to generate feature data of the neighboring pixels selectively used by the selector. A determinator adaptively determines a threshold value for binarizing the image data in accordance with the discrimination result. A binarizing section binarizes the image data in units of target pixels by using the threshold value determined by the determinator.
摘要:
This invention utilizes the fact that a maximum density difference of pixels in a window within a predetermined range including a pixel of interest is large for a character region, and is small for a photograph region. A maximum density difference of an image within the predetermined region is calculated. A quantization error of pixels around the pixel of interest is calculated, and a correction amount is then calculated by proportionally distributing the quantization error in accordance with a feature amount calculated by a feature amount calculator. The correction amount is added to an image signal of the pixel of interest to form a compensation image signal, and the compensation image signal is quantized.
摘要:
An image processing apparatus including an input circuit for receiving image data, a binarizing unit for binarizing a subject pixel of the image data supplied from the input circuit, an error detector for detecting an error between a binarized image data obtained by the binarizing unit and the image data supplied from the input circuit, an error diffusing circuit for diffusing the error on other image data associated with other pixels around the subject pixel, a compensating unit for compensating the image data of the subject pixel by using a compensation data which is caused by a previous error diffusion of the error diffusing circuit, a circuit for detecting an image density of the image data for a prescribed image area surrounding the subject pixel and a controller for controlling the compensating unit in response to the image density detected by the image density detecting circuit.
摘要:
An image processing apparatus having a first conversion section for converting image data of a target pixel in a multi-color image as an object to be processed into first color data corresponding to colors of the image data, a second conversion section for converting the first color data converted by the first conversion section into binary data, a first calculation section for calculating second color data having the same colors as those of the image data on the basis of a plurality of the binary data converted by the second conversion section, a second calculation section for calculating color errors between the image data and the second color data calculated by the first calculation section, a third calculation section for calculating weighting errors by multiplying the color errors calculated by the second calculation section with predetermined weighting coefficients, a storage section for storing the weighting errors calculated by the third calculation section, and a correction section for correcting the image data of the target pixel according to the weighting errors stored in the storage section.
摘要:
This invention utilizes the fact that "a maximum density difference in a window within a predetermined range including a pixel of interest is large for a character region, and is small for a photograph region." A maximum density difference of an image within a predetermined range is calculated as a feature amount. A quantization error of pixels around a pixel of interest is calculated, and then, a correction amount is calculated by proportionally distributing the quantization error in accordance with the feature amount calculated by a feature amount calculator. The correction amount is added to an image signal of the pixel of interest to form a compensation image signal, and the compensation image signal is quantized.
摘要:
A system and method for reproducing original documents includes scanning an original document to generate image data corresponding to the scanned original document, dividing the image data into a plurality of image data blocks, and compressing the plurality of image data blocks into respective compressed image data blocks, such that data of each compressed image data block is independent of data of each other compressed image data block. Each compressed image data block is stored in a first memory with a respective predetermined beginning address. The first compressed image data block, having a first predetermined beginning address, is accessed from the first memory and decompressed into a first decompressed image data block. At least one image processing function is performed on the decompressed first image data block.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a four line CCD which produces RGB data and K data that are read out selectably, and a selector which selects whether to output the RGB data that is provided from the four line CCD. The image forming apparatus also includes a storage part which stores a plurality of patterns, and a judgment part that produces a judgment signal based on a comparison of the RGB data and the plurality of patterns stored in the storage part.