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US 8,941,900 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus and method of processing image thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHyung-soo Ohk
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus and a method of processing an image of the image forming apparatus are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a scanner to scan a document, a detector to detect text and image areas included in the scanned document, a conversion unit to convert the scanned document so as to output one of the detected text and image areas as color data and the other as monochrome data, and an output unit to output the converted document, wherein the conversion unit converts the scanned document to set a color value of the detected text area to a preset color value so as to output the detected text area as monochrome data or set a color value of the detected image area to a preset color value so as to output the detected image area as monochrome data.
Claims21
A method of processing an image of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- scanning a document;
- detecting a text area and an image area included in the scanned document;
- converting the scanned document to output one of the detected text and image areas as color data and the other of the detected text and image areas as monochrome data;
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- outputting the converted document,
- wherein the scanned document is converted to set a color value of the detected text area to a preset color value so as to output the detected text area as monochrome data or to set a color value of the detected image area to a preset color value so as to output the detected image area as monochrome data such that, if the scanned document is converted to output the detected text area as the monochrome data, and the detected text area comprises a color text and a monochrome text, the color text is converted to have a different display state from the monochrome text of the detected text area such that the color text is displayed in one of bold or underlined in the different display state while the monochrome text is not displayed in the one of the bold or the underlined.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a scanner to scan a document;
- a detector to detect text and image areas included in the scanned document;
- a conversion unit to convert the scanned document so as to output one of the detected text and image areas as color data and the other of the detected text and image areas as monochrome data;
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- an output unit to output the converted document,
- wherein the conversion unit converts the scanned document to set a color value of the detected text area to a preset color value so as to output the detected text area as monochrome data or to set a color value of the detected image area to a preset color value so as to output the detected image area as monochrome data, such that, if the scanned document is converted to output the detected text area as the monochrome data, and the detected text area comprises a color text and a monochrome text, the color text is converted to have a different display state from the monochrome text of the detected text area such that the color text is displayed in one of bold or underlined in the different display state while the monochrome text is not displayed in the one of the bold or the underlined.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an input unit to receive an image comprising text and image areas;
- a user interface unit to display and to receive a user command to select at least one of first through fifth modes as an output mode, wherein the first mode is to output the text area as color data and the image area as monochrome data, the second mode is to output the text area as monochrome data and the image area as color data, the third mode is to output the received image as monochrome data, the fourth mode is to output the received image as color data, and the fifth mode is to automatically output the received image as one of color data and monochrome data according to a color ratio of the received image;
- a conversion unit to convert a color of the received image according to the selected output mode such that, if the image is converted to output the text area as the monochrome data and the text area comprises a color text and a monochrome text, the color text is converted to have a different display state from the monochrome text of the text area such that the color text is displayed in one of bold or underlined in the different display state while the monochrome text is not displayed in the one of the bold or the underlined;
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- an output unit to output the image of which color has been converted.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a scanner to scan a document;
- a detector to detect at least one text area and at least one image area included in the scanned document;
- a user interface unit to separately display the detected text and image areas and display a selection area to select each of the displayed text and image areas as one of color data and monochrome data;
- a conversion unit to convert each of the text and image areas as one of color data and monochrome data according to the selection in the selection area such that, if the scanned document is converted to output the detected text area as the monochrome data, and the detected text area comprises a color text and a monochrome text, the color text is converted to have a different display state from the monochrome text of the detected text area such that the color text is displayed in one of bold or underlined in the different display state while the monochrome text is not displayed in the one of the bold or the underlined;
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- an output unit to output the converted document.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a scanner to scan a document;
- a detector to detect text and image areas included in the scanned document;
- a user interface unit to receive a user command to select an output mode of the scanned document;
- a conversion unit to process at least one of the detected text and image areas based on the received user command such that, if the scanned document is processed to output the detected text area as monochrome data and the detected text area comprises a color text and a monochrome text, the color text is converted to have a different display state from the monochrome text of the detected text area such that the color text is displayed in one of bold or underlined in the different display state while the monochrome text is not displayed in the one of the bold or the underlined;
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- an output unit to output the processed document,
- wherein, if an output mode to output the text area as color data and the image area as monochrome data is selected, the conversion unit maintains a color value of the detected text area and converts a color value of the detected image area into a preset color value, and, if an output mode to output the text area as monochrome data and the image area as color data is selected, the conversion unit converts the color value of the detected text area into the preset color value and maintains the color value of the detected image area.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a detector to receive an electronic document and to detect at least one text area and at least one image area of the electronic document;
- a conversion unit to convert the electronic document by converting at least one of the detected text or image areas from color data to monochrome data and maintaining another of the detected text or image areas as color data such that, if the electronic document is converted to output the detected text area as the monochrome data, and the detected text area comprises a color text and a monochrome text, the color text is converted to have a different display state from the monochrome text of the detected text area, such that when each respective detected text area is converted to monochrome data, the conversion unit changes a display state of any color text included in the respective detected text area to have an underline or be in bold;
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- an output unit to output the converted electronic document.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.