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Color image conversion method and system for reducing color image data size

  • US 20040258298A1
  • Filed: 06/18/2003
  • Published: 12/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A color image conversion method for reducing the image data size of a colorless document scanned by a image input device, comprising the steps of:

  • setting a tolerable error range for pixels;

    reading a source document to generate an original color image file;

    checking whether the pixel values in the original color image file fall within the tolerable error range;

    converting the original color image file into a colorless image file to reduce the data; and

    storing the converted file.

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