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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2003
Yasunobu Shirata, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Miyamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Maki Ohyama, Tokyo, JP;
Taira Nishita, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Togami, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Ohkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunobu Shirata, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Miyamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Maki Ohyama, Tokyo, JP;
Taira Nishita, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Togami, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Ohkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image data corresponding to an image is separated into areas corresponding to contents of the image. The image data in each of the area is subjected to an image processing specific to the content of the image. The image types are, for example, a character, a photograph, color, and presence of halftone. The image processing are, for example, gamma correction, color conversion, and gradation processing. The processed image data is then transferred to an external device via network.
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