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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1995
Keiji Uchikawa, Kamakura, JP;
Shoji Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Masanaga Tokuyo, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiro Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A color picture processing method and a color picture processing apparatus by which the amount of picture data can be reduced without degrading the picture quality in accordance with the sensations of human beings and further reduction in amount of data can be realized by data compression without degrading the picture quality and besides extraction of a body, a color change and reduction in number of colors can be performed simply. The color picture processing apparatus comprises a color picture data inputting section, a category discrimination section for discriminating, from color picture data, color information based on categorical perception of human beings, a picture data conversion section for converting the color picture data, a region extraction section for specifying and extracting a partial region of a picture, a color changing section for changing some or all of colors of the picture, a data compression section for compressing the color picture data after the conversion, and a picture displayable data conversion section for converting the color picture data after the conversion into picture displayable data to be inputted to a picture displaying section using a table which indicates a corresponding relationship between the color information and the picture displayable data.