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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2000
Po-Chin Yang, Tainan, TW;
Chien-Hsing Tang, Taoyuan Hsien, TW;
Hsu-Chu Chien, Taipei, TW;
Yuan-Guan Lin, Taipei, TW;
BenQ Corporation, Tao-Yuan Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An image processing method of an image processing system. The image processing system has a memory for storing programs and a picture image, and a processor for executing the programs stored in the memory. The picture image has a plurality of pixels. The method has three steps. The first step is to find at least one image area with a predetermined characteristic from the picture image according to a predetermined image area detecting method. The second step is to define a boundary area around the image area according to a predetermined boundary area defining method. The third step is to adjust pixels inside the image area according to a predetermined color adjusting method, and adjust pixels inside the boundary area according to a different but similar color adjusting method so that the color adjustment can be extended from the image area to the boundary area.