Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer-readable medium
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsShunichi Kimura, Ikken So, Masanori Sekino, Yutaka Koshi
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an extracting unit, a representative-image generating unit and a vector converting unit. The extracting unit extracts pixel blocks from image data. The representative-image generating unit generates representative images from the pixel blocks extracted by the extracting unit, based on a similarity between the pixel blocks. The vector converting unit converts the representative images generated by the representative-image generating unit into vector information.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- an extracting unit that extracts pixel blocks from image data;
- a representative-image generating unit i) that aligns each center of gravity of each extracted pixel block, (ii) that calculates a binary value for each extracted pixel block whose center of gravity is aligned to set a similarity between the extracted pixel blocks, and (iii) that generates representative images from the extracted pixel blocks based on the similarity;
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- a vector converting unit that converts the representative images generated by the representative-image generating unit into vector information.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute image processing, the image processing comprising:
- extracting pixel blocks from image data;
- aligning each center of gravity of each extracted pixel block:,
- calculating a binary value for each extracted pixel block whose center of gravity is aligned to set a similarity between the extracted pixel blocks;
- generating representative images from the extracted pixel blocks based on the similarity;
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- converting the generated representative images into vector information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.