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US 5,430,525 AGranted
Image processing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsEiji Ohta, Masahiro Funada, Ken-ichi Ohta, Yutaka Udagawa, Yoichi Takaragi
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Abstract
Disclosed is an image processing apparatus having plural types of input devices (scanners, a still-video camera, a film scanner, etc.) for inputting image data. The type of input device which has entered the image data is identified, and an image judging processing method is decided from plural types of such methods based upon the type of input device identified. In accordance with the image judging processing method decided, the identity is judged between the image data inputted from the input device of the type identified and a specific image.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- first input means for inputting first image data representing a first image in units of pixels;
- second input means for inputting second image data representing a second image different from the first image in units of pixels, the second input means being independent of the first input means;
- memory means for storing reference data relating to a third image;
- discriminating means for discriminating whether any of the first and second images is similar to the third image by comparing the first and second image data with the reference data;
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- controlling means for controlling the apparatus in accordance with the discrimination result of the discriminating means.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- first input means for inputting first image data representing a first image in units of pixels;
- second input means for inputting second image data representing a second image different from the first image in units of pixels, the second input means being independent of the first input means:
- discriminating means for discriminating whether any of the first and second images is a predetermined image;
- controlling means for controlling the apparatus, in accordance with the discrimination result of the discriminating means;
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- third input means for inputting third image data representing a third image different from the first and second images, in units of pixels.
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A color processing apparatus comprising:
- first input means for inputting first color image data representing a first color image in units of pixels;
- second input means for inputting second color image data representing a second color image different from the first color image, in units of pixels, the second input means being independent of the first input means,
- memory means for storing reference data relating to a third color image;
- discriminating means for discriminating whether any of the first and second color images is similar to the third color image by comparing the first and second color image data with the reference data;
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- controlling means for controlling the apparatus in accordance with the discrimination result of the discriminating means.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting color image data representing a color image in a first type of color space;
- converting means for converting the color image data in the first type of color space to converted color image data in a second type of color space different from the first type of color space;
- discriminating means for discriminating whether the input color image is a predetermined color image having a predetermined pattern, based on the converted color image data;
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- controlling means for controlling the apparatus in accordance with the discriminating result of the discriminating means.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- input means for inputting a plurality of color component signals representing a color image in a first order;
- converting means for receiving the plurality of color component signals and outputting the signals in a second order which is different from the first order;
- discriminating means for discriminating whether the input color image represented by the color component signals is a predetermined color image having a predetermined pattern, based on the output signals from said converting means;
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- controlling means for controlling the apparatus in accordance with the discrimination result of the discrimination means.
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An image processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting color image data representing a color image in a first type of color space;
- converting the color image data in the first type of color space to converted color image data in a second type of color space different from the first type of color space;
- discriminating whether the input color image is a predetermined color image having a predetermined pattern, based on the converted color image data;
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- controlling processing of the image, in accordance with the discriminating result.
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An image processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting a plurality of color component signals representing a color image in a first order;
- converting the plurality of color component signals by receiving those signals and outputting the signals in a second order which is different from the first order;
- discriminating whether the input color image represented by the color component signals is a predetermined color image having a predetermined pattern based on the output signals in said converting step;
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- controlling processing of the image, in accordance with the discrimination result.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.