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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
May. 24, 2000
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The present invention comprises an image reading unit for reading an image recorded on a medium, a gradation histogram generation unit for generating the gradation histogram distribution of the image data read by the image reading unit, a threshold value generation unit for calculating an appearance frequency ratio between the lowest gradation value and the highest gradation value from the image data read by the image reading unit, determining a threshold value level based on the calculated appearance frequency ratio and further determining the threshold value level based on the gradation histogram distribution generated by the gradation histogram generation unit, and a binarization unit for binarizing the read image data based on the determined threshold value level. Therefore, a threshold value can be generated based on the features of an image to be read, an optimal threshold value can be obtained depending on a medium and, as a result, a correct binarization process is available.