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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2010
Xiaoyan Dai, Yokohama, JP;
Xiaoyan Dai, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a block background/foreground determination unit which determines, based on a block attribute and quantized color information, whether each connected area is a foreground or a background, a block background/foreground attribute determination unit which determines, based on the block attribute, the attribute of a connected area determined to be the foreground of the block and the attribute of a connected area determined to be the background of the block, and a block background/foreground attribute information recording unit which records and holds information of the attribute of the block and the attribute of each connected area.