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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Tsutomu Sakaue, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Namikata, Yokohama, JP;
Shinji Sano, Kawasaki, JP;
Junya Arakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsutomu Sakaue, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Namikata, Yokohama, JP;
Shinji Sano, Kawasaki, JP;
Junya Arakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Each object in input image data is separated into an area by an image area separation unit. An area determined to be a character area based on the image area separation processing is smoothened by an MTF correction unit. The resulting data is then binarized by a binarizing unit. The binarized data is split according to types of objects, and characters and line drawings are vectorized and stored in a storage unit. Alternatively, the characters and line drawings are printed out.