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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Yasushi Adachi, Nara, JP;
Toshihiro Kanata, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An area-separation processing section, installed in an image-processing apparatus of the present invention, is provided with a block memory A for storing image signals, a maximum/minimum pixel detection section, a maximum/minimum pixel feature-amount calculation section and a maximum/minimum pixel classifying section that make a judgment as to what kind of maximum pixel or minimum pixel a target pixel A within the block memory A forms, a block memory B for storing classifying signals outputted from the maximum/minimum pixel classifying section, and a mesh feature-amount calculation section and a mesh judgment section that make a judgment as to whether or not a target pixel B within the block memory B belongs to a mesh area