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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Shunichi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ikken SO, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Sekino, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Koshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunichi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ikken So, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Sekino, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Koshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an extracting unit, a representative-image generating unit and a vector converting unit. The extracting unit extracts pixel blocks from image data. The representative-image generating unit generates representative images from the pixel blocks extracted by the extracting unit, based on a similarity between the pixel blocks. The vector converting unit converts the representative images generated by the representative-image generating unit into vector information.