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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2000
Applicants:
Jan Bares, Webster, NY (US);
Timothy W. Jacobs, Fairport, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jan Bares, Webster, NY (US);
Timothy W. Jacobs, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F015/00 ; G06K009/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for classifying pixels into one of a neutral category and a non-neutral category inputs a group of pixels within an image into a memory device. A color of each of the pixels is represented by a respective color identifier. An average color identifier is determined as a function of the color identifiers of the pixels in the group. One of the pixels within the group are classified into one of the neutral category and the non-neutral category as a function of the average color identifier.