Image processing device for determining output resolution and converting scan data into image data indicating output resolution

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9013755-B2
Application number	US-201213363325-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2012
Priority date	Mar 30, 2011
Publication date	Apr 21, 2015
Grant date	Apr 21, 2015

Abstract

An image processing device may calculate, by utilizing scan data obtained by a scan of a document including a natural image in accordance with a specific optical resolution, a first type of index value for classifying the document, determine an output resolution by utilizing the first type of index value, convert the scan data indicating the specific optical resolution into image data indicating the output resolution in a case where the output resolution is not identical to the specific optical resolution, and create a file including the image data indicating the output resolution.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An image processing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory that stores a computer program including instructions executed by the one or more processors,
wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors, when executed by the one or more processors, to function as:
a character configuration analysis unit configured to calculate, by utilizing scan data obtained by a scan of a document including a natural image in accordance with a specific optical resolution, a character configuration index value indicating a configuration of a character included in the document;
a judging unit configured to judge, by utilizing the character configuration index value, whether a document fineness index value indicating a fineness of the document should be calculated, the document fineness index value being a value calculated based on a number of edge pixels in the document;
a document fineness analysis unit configured to
calculate, by utilizing the scan data, the document fineness index value in a case where it is judged that the document fineness index value should be calculated, and
not calculate the document fineness index value in a case where it is judged that the document fineness index value should not be calculated;

an output resolution determination unit configured to
determine an output resolution by utilizing both the character configuration index value and the document fineness index value in a case where it is judged that the document fineness index value should be calculated, the output resolution being a resolution for image data obtained by utilizing the scan data, and
determine the output resolution by utilizing the character configuration index value without utilizing the document fineness index value in a case where it is judged that the document fineness index value should not be calculated;

a conversion unit configured to convert the scan data indicating the specific optical resolution into the image data indicating the output resolution in a case where the output resolution is not identical to the specific optical resolution; and
a creation unit configured to create a file including the image data indicating the output resolution.

2. The image processing device as in claim 1 , wherein
the output resolution determination unit is configured to:
determine a first value as the output resolution in a case where the document fineness index value indicates that the document has a relatively high fineness, the first value being equal to or lower than the specific optical resolution; and
determine a second value as the output resolution in a case where the document fineness index value indicates that the document has a relatively low fineness, the second value being lower than the first value.

3. The image processing device as in claim 2 , wherein
the first value is the same value as the specific optical resolution.

4. The image processing device as in claim 1 , wherein
the output resolution determination unit is configured to:
determine a third value as the output resolution in a case where the document fineness index value indicates that the fineness of the document is a first fineness, and the character configuration index value indicates that the configuration of the character included in the document is a first configuration; and
determine a fourth value being different from the third value as the output resolution in a case where the document fineness index value indicates that the fineness of the document is the first fineness, and the character configuration index value indicates that the configuration of the character included in the document is a second configuration being different from the first configuration.

5. The image processing device as in claim 1 , wherein
the output resolution determination unit is configured to:
determine a third value as the output resolution in a case where the document fineness index value indicates that the fineness of the document is a first fineness, and the character configuration index value indicates that the configuration of the character included in the document is a first configuration; and
determine a fifth value being different from the third value as the output resolution in a case where the document fineness index value indicates that the fineness of the document is a second fineness being different from the first fineness, and the character configuration index value indicates that the configuration of the character included in the document is the first configuration.

6. The image processing device as in claim 1 , wherein
the character configuration index value is a value being calculated based on at least one of
a size of the smallest character included in the document,
a thinness of the character included in the document,
a color of the character included in the document, and
a concentration of the character included in the document.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for an image processing device, the computer program including instructions executed by one or more processors mounted on the image processing device, the instructions causing the one or more processors, when executed by the one or more processors, to execute:
calculating, by utilizing scan data obtained by a scan of a document including a natural image in accordance with a specific optical resolution, a character configuration index value indicating a configuration of a character included in the document;
judging, by utilizing the character configuration index value, whether a document fi 1 neness index value indicating a fineness of the document should be calculated, the document fineness index value being a value calculated based on a number of edge pixels in the document;
calculating, by utilizing the scan data, the document fineness index value in a case where it is judged that the document fineness index value should be calculated, and
not calculating the document fineness index value in a case where it is judged that the document fineness index value should not be calculated;
determining an output resolution by utilizing both the character configuration index value and the document fineness index value in a case where it is judged that the document fineness index value should be calculated, the output resolution being a resolution for image data obtained by utilizing the scan data;
determining the output resolution by utilizing the character configuration index value without utilizing the document fineness index value in a case where it is judged that the document fineness index value should not be calculated;
converting the scan data indicating the specific optical resolution into the image data indicating the output resolution in a case where the output resolution is not identical to the specific optical resolution; and
creating a file including the image data indicating the output resolution.

8. An image processing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory that stores a computer program including instructions executed by the one or more processors,
wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors, when executed by the one or more processors, to function as:
a first analysis unit configure to calculate, by utilizing scan data obtained by a scan of a document including a natural image in accordance with a specific optical resolution, a first type of index value indicating a fineness of the document, the first type of index value being calculated based on a number of edge pixels in the document;
a second analysis unit configure to calculate, by utilizing the scan data, a second type of index value indicating a configuration of a character included in the documen

Assignees

• Kuraya Mayumi
• Hasegawa Tomohiko
• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Kuraya Mayumi
• Hasegawa Tomohiko

Classifications

• G06V30/10

  Character recognition · CPC title

• G06K9/00456

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06K2209/01

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04N1/40068 Primary

  Modification of image resolution, i.e. determining the values of picture elements at new relative positions (H04N1/3935 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06V30/413

  Classification of content, e.g. text, photographs or tables · CPC title