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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1992
Masahiko Matsunawa, Ome, JP;
Hiroshi Katoh, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus including an image input circuit for reading color images obtained by separating each pixel of an an original image into three color components a color data-forming circuit for forming color data for identifying a color of each of the pixels as either a white color, an achromatic color or a chromatic color on the basis of the color images, a color-reproducing circuit for converting the color images into density data corresponding to plural recording colors, and a marked region-detecting circuit for detecting a marked portion on the basis of the color data formed by the color data-forming circuit and for extracting a region enclosed by the marked portion.