Image processing apparatus and image processing method

US8941885B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8941885-B2
Application numberUS-201113879926-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 4, 2011
Priority dateOct 20, 2010
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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An image processing apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to convert image data corresponding to a pixel of interest in an image into color material data corresponding to a color material amount of a chromatic color material, and a generation unit configured to generate color material data corresponding to a color material amount of an achromatic color material at the pixel of interest in such a manner that the color material data corresponding to the color material amount of the achromatic color material at the pixel of interest is different from color material data corresponding to a color material amount of the achromatic color material at a pixel adjacent to the pixel of interest.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An image processing apparatus comprising: conversion means configured to convert image data corresponding to a pixel of interest in an image into color material data corresponding to a color material amount of a chromatic color material; generation means configured to generate color material data corresponding to a color material amount of an achromatic color material at the pixel of interest in such a manner that the color material data correspondin…

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What does patent US8941885B2 cover?
An image processing apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to convert image data corresponding to a pixel of interest in an image into color material data corresponding to a color material amount of a chromatic color material, and a generation unit configured to generate color material data corresponding to a color material amount of an achromatic color material at the pixel of interes…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nishikawa Hiromitsu, Shibasaki Akira, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06K15/1878. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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