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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2005
Applicant:
Yohichi Shimazawa, Nara, JP;
Inventor:
Yohichi Shimazawa, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing apparatus for receiving image data composed of a plurality of pixels, extracting an area from an image based on the received data and detecting a type of an image included in the extracted area, includes means for calculating the ratio of pixels having a predetermined pixel value to pixels constituting the area, and detects the type of the image included in the area, based on the calculated ratio of pixels.