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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:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Atsushi Kasao, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382173 ; 382199 ; 382268 ;
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for dividing an image area according to the present invention, when data of a quantized multi-gradational image are to be divided into regions according to a texture of the image, the quantized multi-gradational image data are divided into plural rectangular subareas and boundary areas. Each of the rectangular subareas and a boundary area in the periphery of the subarea are combined to form one set. The area dividing is conducted on each of the sets. In the area dividing, the subarea is subjected one time to a dividing process, and the boundary area is subjected two or more times to a dividing process.