The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Hiroshi Oto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Oto, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises: a unit configured to generate a gradation cluster by determining color regions belonging to the same gradation among a plurality of color regions using gradation attribute of boundary, and to generate gradation cluster information including information about a color region belonging to the generated gradation cluster and a gradation type of the gradation cluster; a unit configured to generate a gradation parameter for each gradation region using the color region, the color gradient information, and the gradation cluster information; a unit configured to integrate color regions belonging to the same gradation using the gradation cluster information; and a unit configured to generate a contour vector description based on a color region after integration, and to generate vector data of the gradation region based on the contour vector description and the gradation parameter.