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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Masatoshi Watanuki, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventor:
Masatoshi Watanuki, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an emphasis map creation module configured to create an emphasis map indicating an emphasis region of image data and an emphasis level of the emphasis region, and an image processor configured to perform a first conversion of a tone of image data of the emphasis region into a first tone and a second conversion of a tone of image data of another region into a second tone, in accordance with the emphasis map created by the emphasis map creation module.