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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164798 | Image processing apparatus and method for printing and plate making, and recording medium having image processing program recorded therein for printing and plate making A neighboring vector, which is a boundary portion between two overlapping objects, is extracted. To calculate luminance levels of the objects on both sides of the neighboring vector, a predetermined number of coordinate points (sample points) in the vicinity of the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8149465 | Coloring image generating apparatus and coloring image generating method for generating a coloring image from an image using an edge intensity frequency distribution of the image A coloring image generating apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires an image; an edge intensity calculating unit that calculates an edge intensity frequency distribution of the image; a threshold value setting unit that sets a threshold value for dividin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8139269 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, and storage medium An image processing apparatus to perform an edge intensifying processing of an image includes an obtaining unit, a calculating unit, a setting unit, and a processing unit. The obtaining unit obtains image data composed of pixels aligned in a main scanning direction ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8120817 | Revising halftone image by adding dot to or filtering edge pixel A halftone revision apparatus includes a screening unit to screen an input image, and a revision unit to detect edge pixels in the input image, and to add a dot to a detected edge pixel according to a number of white pixels adjacent to the detected edge pixel. There... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8102571 | Image processing apparatus, printer including the same, and image processing method An image processing apparatus, includes: a first extractor, configured to extract compression data items of a plurality of images to extraction image data items; a corrector, configured to correct the extraction image data items, when the images are printed on a pri... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102570 | Method and apparatus for controlling printing of composite black text A method of controlling a color image forming apparatus, the method including: reducing the C, M, and Y channels from the boundary area of the composite black text, thereby allowing only the K channel to be left on the outermost boundary of the composite black text;... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8040569 | Image processing apparatus and method for contrast processing and intermediate color removal This invention allows printing an image with less image deterioration with respect to a document including both text and an image. An image processing apparatus includes a pixel value acquisition unit which acquires a pixel value of a pixel as a target in an input d... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8027066 | Methods, systems, and media to enhance image processing in a color reprographic system Methods, systems, and media to enhance image processing for a color reprographic system are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention may calibrate a component like scanner and/or printer in response to user input and/or coupling the component to the reprographic syst... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8018624 | Methods, systems, and media to enhance image processing in a color reprographic system Methods, systems, and media to enhance image processing for a color reprographic system are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention may calibrate a component like scanner and/or printer in response to user input and/or coupling the component to the reprographic syst... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014034 | Image contrast enhancement A method for contrast enhancement for digital images, including filtering an original image having original color values, to generate a first filtered image corresponding to bright color values, and a second filtered image corresponding to dark color values, derivin... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7999972 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, and storage medium An image processing apparatus is configured to apply correction processing to image data having sharpness varying depending on an alignment direction of pixels. The image processing apparatus detects a feature quantity in an edge direction of the image data. The ima... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7978373 | Image processing apparatus and method for printing and plate making, and recording medium having image processing program recorded therein for printing and plate making A neighboring vector, which is a boundary portion between two overlapping objects, is extracted. To calculate luminance levels of the objects on both sides of the neighboring vector, a predetermined number of coordinate points (sample points) in the vicinity of the ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7944588 | Image correction processing apparatus, image correction processing method, program, and storage medium An image correction process that suppresses image deterioration in a printed image is provided. An image correction processing apparatus includes an area setting unit which sets an area comprising a plurality of pixels including an interest pixel, a first correction... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7924469 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program In order to eliminate image deterioration based on the characteristics of an output device upon execution of edge emphasis processing, an image processing apparatus includes a setting unit which sets a print characteristic on the print medium, a region setting unit ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920295 | Image processing circuit, displaying apparatus, and printing apparatus An image processing circuit includes: a plurality of counters that extract image blocks each of which includes a predetermined number of pixels from input image data, count a number of pixels having a predetermined value for each of the image blocks, calculate a pix... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916352 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, and recording medium An original image is scanned for respective pixels to determine attributes indicating features for respective pixels of the scanned document. Pixel values included in an M×M area (where M is a natural number) including a pixel of interest are weighted, the pixel va... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7898696 | Print job aesthetics enhancements detection and modeling through combined user activity analysis and content matching An automated method for processing a print job includes receiving a submitted print job, extracting features from the submitted print job for characterizing the print job, comparing the extracted features with a predictive model which is based on features extracted ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7889395 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program In order to provide an edge emphasis technique that can eliminate image deterioration of a digital image, an image processing apparatus includes a region setting unit which sets a region including a pixel of interest, a brightness value derivation unit which derives... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7805668 | Work specification correcting apparatus, and work specification correcting program storage medium A work specification correcting apparatus comprises: a keeping section that keeps a correction rule to a work specification representative of a work content in a predetermined form, which is to be applied to a work apparatus for performing a work in accordance with ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7746505 | Image quality improving apparatus and method using detected edges An image quality improving apparatus and method that distinguish an edge of an actual outline imagely recognized in an image inputted via an image input unit from those printed according to dither patterns, to emphasize the actual outline, and thereby acquire the im... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7746504 | Image forming apparatus and method which perform smoothing processing An image forming apparatus which performs image formation using plural color materials including dark color material and light color material for a hue generates color component signals corresponding to the respective plural color materials from an input image signa... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7746503 | Method of and device for image enhancement A method of enhancing an image comprises determining whether brightness values have changed in an output screen of documents that include a text and an image, with respect to a pixel located in a predetermined edge detection region; calculating binarization data val... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7733536 | Method and apparatus for adjusting contrast of image An apparatus for processing an input image including M image units is provided. Each of the M image units respectively includes N pixels. Each of the pixels respectively has an original gray scale. The apparatus includes a converting module, a gain generating module... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7710609 | Page edge correction systems and methods Method and system embodiments herein add at least one trap area between abutting objects on an image to be printed by a printing engine. This trap area includes a central region between two outer regions. The method/system establishes a target toner concentration fo... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7697169 | Laser print apparatus with toner explosion compensation A printing apparatus comprises a processor comprising registers, and a memory configured to store image data. The processor is configured to load portions of the image data into the registers and perform toner explosion compensation on the portions of the image data... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7672019 | Enhancing resolution of a color signal using a monochrome signal An image scanning apparatus includes three color line sensors for outputting red, green, and blue color signals, a monochrome line sensor for outputting a monochrome signal having a higher resolution than the color signals, and a resolution-enhancement processor. Th... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7636180 | Methods and apparatus for smoothing text outlines Methods and apparatus are provided to smooth a jagged outline of a reconstructed text generated through any of a variety of systems, such as, for example, an image scanner. Given the reconstructed text with a jagged outline, the methods smooth the outline of the tex... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7616349 | Font sharpening for image output device A method of rendering text in an image forming device comprises providing a user interface to receive a user-defined font sharpening threshold; receiving the user-defined font sharpening threshold entered by user via the user interface, selecting a halftone screen f... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7580158 | Image processing apparatus, method and program An image analysis unit analyzes an image on which AE processing has been performed and obtains a coefficient for obtaining a gradient of a compression table for compressing a dynamic range of the image. A compression table creation unit creates a compression table. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7576894 | Device and method for sharpening image signal A device for sharpening an image signal for receiving an image signal input, detecting and sharpening the object edge of the image signal input by using a detection period, and outputting an image signal output is provided. The image signal sharpening device determi... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7564592 | Color image edge enhancement method A color image edge enhancement method having the following steps: First, perform the halftone processing of a color image to produce a halftone image. Next, compare the dotting pattern of an edge pixel to be enhanced and the pixels in its perimeter in the halftone i... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7557963 | Label aided copy enhancement Regions within a scanned document are labeled according to content. These labeled regions allow for particular enhancement and sharpening methods to be applied. The labeled regions may be further leveraged in subsequent rendering of the scanned document on a printer... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7542174 | Image processing method for reducing jaggy effect An image processing method for reducing jaggy effect, which is applied in an image output device, is provided. Firstly, a continuous tone image is generated, and continuous tone pixels are defined according to a first addressing space. Then, a halftone image is gene... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7542173 | Image processing device and image processing program causing computer to execute image processing The invention is an image processing program to generate image data expanded into pixels of an image output device. The image processing procedure includes a procedure to generate second image data expanded into the pixels of the image output device by enlarging fir... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7522314 | Image sharpening According to one aspect, there is provided a method of determining if pixel level values of a digital picture image can benefit from an adjustment in levels to enhance the edge appearance of the image. The method involves: (1) locating edges within the image; (2) de... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7515306 | Document display method and apparatus A document display method includes a determination step of determining, in a case that a display magnification of document data to be displayed is reduced, whether or not the display magnification of the document data is equal to or greater than a predetermined disp... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7505178 | Semantic classification and enhancement processing of images for printing applications A printing system enables the printing of enhanced documents using a semantic classification scheme. A printing system receives an image to be printed. The system classifies the image according to the semantic classification scheme and, based on this classification,... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7502144 | Method of preparing bit map A method of generating a second bit map, improved in first-direction resolution, from a first bit map having a plurality of image-forming pixels arranged two-dimensionally, the method comprising a first detection step of detecting first and second edges appearing in... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7502145 | Systems and methods for improved line edge quality Systems and methods for improving image quality of image data to be rendered may be provided using multiple mask MRC files. Such a method may involve processing a first binary bit map of image data to generate a processed binary bit map, assigning an edge tag to at ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7492486 | Systems and methods for adaptive dynamic range adjustment for images A method is described to match an original binary image with the dynamic range of a desired target document. The original binary image is restored first to contone and a histogram of the contone image is processed to generate a Tone Reproduction Curve (TRC) for the ... | 02/17/2009 |
