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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Junichi Shishizuka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358500 ; 358515 ; 358522 ; 382168 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing an image and particularly a method and apparatus for providing a function of automatically judging whether an input image is a color or monochrome image. This invention discloses various arrangements for preventing errors in the above judgement.