Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US-2015381851-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Image processing apparatus and computer readable medium
US9002103B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9002103-B2 |
| Application number | US-72505610-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | Aug 17, 2009 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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An image processing apparatus includes a definition reducing section, a color region extracting section, a concealing image generating section and an image combining section. The definition reducing section, based on a received image, generates an image having a lower definition than the received image. The color region extracting section extracts a color region from the low definition image generated by the definition reducing section. The concealing image generating section, based on the color region extracted by the color region extracting section, converts the color region into a concealing region for concealing a part of the received image and, generates a concealing image including the concealing region. The image combining section combines the received image with the concealing image generated by the concealing image generating section.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a definition reducing section that is configured to generate a low definition image having a lower definition than a received image, based on the received image; a color region extracting section that is configured to extract a color region from the low definition image generated by the definition reducing section by extracting pixels of the low definition image which have saturation greater than or equal to a valu…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9002103B2 cover?
- An image processing apparatus includes a definition reducing section, a color region extracting section, a concealing image generating section and an image combining section. The definition reducing section, based on a received image, generates an image having a lower definition than the received image. The color region extracting section extracts a color region from the low definition image ge…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Saito Teruka, Fuji Xerox Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/38. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 07 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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