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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1995
Yoshiyuki Namizuka, Sagamihara, JP;
Kouichi Kamon, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Ito, Zama, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Anki Yoh, Tokyo, JP;
Takeharu Tone, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In order to realize reduction of product cost without deteriorating quality of a regenerated image, there is provided by the present invention an image regenerating apparatus comprising an emphasizing unit for filtering an image for emphasis, a smoothing unit for filtering image for smoothing, an area determinator for determining a character area and a photograph area of an image, selecting said emphasizing unit for said character area and also selecting said smoothing unit for said photograph area, an image size changing unit for changing size of an image according to a set image size changing ratio, and a controller for providing control so that said area determinator executes specified selection when an image size changing ratio set by said image size changing unit is equal to or larger than a specified magnification ratio.