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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1999
Kazuhito Saeki, Osaka, JP;
Keyence Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In an image display method, each pixel belonging to one or more extraction areas with the lightness of the original image containing the pixel being contained in all lightness ranges set for the extraction areas is displayed in a first display color, each pixel belonging to one or more extraction areas with the lightness of the original image containing the pixel being out of all lightness ranges set for the extraction areas is displayed in a second display color, each pixel belonging to more than one extraction area with the lightness of the original image containing the pixel being contained in any of the lightness ranges set for the extraction areas and out of any of the lightness ranges is displayed in a third display color, and each pixel not belonging to any extraction area is displayed in the display color of the original image containing the pixel.