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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Toshie Imai, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventor:
Toshie Imai, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an area specifying unit for specifying a text area including a text with an achromatic color and a background with an achromatic color, in an image to be output; an inversion processing unit for inverting the brightness of achromatic colors only for the specified text area; and an output unit for outputting an image including the text area where the brightness of achromatic colors is inverted. With respect to a gray-level achromatic color configuring a text in the specified text area, the inversion processing unit changes the color to be brighter than the case where the brightness is inverted.