Color judging apparatus, color judging method, image processing circuit and program

US8942472B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8942472-B2
Application numberUS-201113634560-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 20, 2011
Priority dateMay 21, 2010
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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With a pixel included in image data as a reference pixel, a pixel that shares the same pixel value as the reference pixel or a pixel similar to the reference pixel is judged as a shared pixel, and for the pixel judged as the shared pixel, color of the reference pixel is regarded as a color judgment result of the shared pixel, thus making it possible to reduce color calculation processing for the shared pixel. This makes it possible to provide a color judging apparatus operating at higher speed and the like. Thereby, it is possible to provide the color judging apparatus operable at high speed and the like by reducing the number of times of the color calculation processing executed for an input image.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A color judging apparatus comprising: a color judging portion that calculates a color judgment result of a pixel included in image data by using a pixel value of the pixel for judgment, and a shared pixel judging portion that judges a certain pixel as a reference pixel, and another pixel sharing at least one or more pixel values with the reference pixel as a shared pixel, among pixels included in the image data, wherein the color judging portion, w…

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What does patent US8942472B2 cover?
With a pixel included in image data as a reference pixel, a pixel that shares the same pixel value as the reference pixel or a pixel similar to the reference pixel is judged as a shared pixel, and for the pixel judged as the shared pixel, color of the reference pixel is regarded as a color judgment result of the shared pixel, thus making it possible to reduce color calculation processing for th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Otsuka Koji, Manba Osamu, Sharp Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N1/6027. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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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