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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takuya Tsujimoto, Toyko, JP;
Masahiro Sakamoto, Toyko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382176 ; 382292 ; 358462 ; 358464 ; 358426 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus having: an input unit for inputting image data; a unit for producing a plurality of parameters from a region consisting of data for the input object pixel and peripheral pixels; and a discriminating unit for discriminating to what extent the region preferably, just the object pixel is to be regarded as character image or halftone image, in accordance with correlation of the plurality of parameters.