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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2009
Applicant:
Yoichiro Maki, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventor:
Yoichiro Maki, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A coloring image generating apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires an image; an edge intensity calculating unit that calculates an edge intensity frequency distribution of the image; a threshold value setting unit that sets a threshold value for dividing a coloring image into a contour portion and a blank portion according to distribution characteristics of the edge intensity frequency distribution; and a generating unit that discriminates the contour portion from the blank portion in the image on the basis of the threshold value and generates a coloring image.