Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program and recording medium

• US 20070183001A1
• Filed: 06/26/2006
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Koguchi, Masatsugu
• Application Number:
  US11/474,791
• Publication Number:
  US 20070183001A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/464
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/40062 Discrimination between different image types, e.g. two-tone, continuous tone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/40093 Modification of content of picture, e.g. retouching geometric modifications H04N1/387
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4072 dependent on the contents of the original

Abstract

Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: an image-processing member which detects a corrected area of an original image based on gradation level of original image data obtained by reading the original image, and forms image data where the corrected area is processed to be discernible.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

an image processing member which detects a corrected area of an original image based on gradation level of original image data obtained by reading the original image, and forms image data where the corrected area is processed to be discernible.

2. The image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the image processing member comprises:

a detecting section which detects the corrected area; and

an emphasizing section which processes the corrected area to be discernible.

3. The image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the detecting section detects the corrected area of the image data based on gradation level of a background area of the original image data.

4. The image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the detecting section detects the corrected area of the original image data based on gradation level higher than gradation level of a background area.

5. The image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the image processing member further comprises:

a gradation correction section which performs a gradation correction process of enhancing gradation difference in high gradation level,

wherein the detection section detects the corrected area of the original image data based on the image data which is converted in the gradation correction section.

6. The image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the emphasizing section converts gradation level of the corrected area of the original image data to different gradation level from gradation level of a background area.

7. The image processing apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a file converting member which converts image data converted in the emphasizing section into file data of a predetermined format.

8. The image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the image processing member comprises:

a central processing section, and

a memory which stores a program executed by the central processing section,

wherein a process executed in the image processing member is realized by the central processing section executing the program.

9. The image processing apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a setting member which sets whether or not a conversion by the emphasizing section is performed.

10. An image processing method comprising the steps of:

detecting a corrected area of an original image based on gradation level of original image data obtained by reading the original image, and

forming image data where the corrected area of the original image data is processed to be discernible.

11. The image processing method of claim 10, wherein in the detecting step, the corrected area in the original image data is detected based on the highest gradation level in the original image data.

12. The image processing method of claim 10, wherein in the detecting, the corrected area of the original image data is detected based on gradation level higher than gradation level of a background area of the original image data.

13. The image processing method of claim 10, further comprising the step of:

performing a gradation correction process to the original image data, the gradation correction process being to enhance a gradation difference in high gradation level,

wherein in the detecting step, the corrected area of the original image data is detected based on gradation level of image data obtained by the gradation correction process.

14. The image processing method of claim 10, wherein in the forming step, gradation level of the corrected area of the original image data is converted to different gradation level from gradation level of a background area.

15. The image processing method of claim 10, further comprising the step of:

converting image data formed in the forming step to file data of a predetermined format.

16. The image processing method of claim 10, further comprising the step of:

setting whether or not image data is formed by the forming step.

17. A program for causing a computer to carry out a the functions of:

a detecting function which detects a corrected area of an original image based on gradation level of original image data obtained by reading the original image, and

an emphasizing function which forms image data where the corrected area of the original image data is processed to be discernible.

18. The program of claim 17, wherein in the detecting function, the corrected area is detected based on highest gradation level of the original image data.

19. The program of claim 17, wherein in the detecting function, the corrected area of the original image data is detected based on gradation level higher than gradation level of a background area of the original image data.

20. The program of claim 17, further comprising the functions of:

a gradation level correcting function which enhances gradation difference in high gradation level of the original image data,

wherein in the detecting function, the corrected area of the original image data is detected based on gradation level of image data outputted in the gradation level correcting function.

21. The program of claim 17, wherein in the emphasizing function, gradation level of the corrected area is converted to different gradation level from gradation level of a background area.

22. The program of claim 17, further comprising the function of:

a file converting function which forms file data of a predetermined format from image data outputted in the emphasizing function.

23. The program of claim 17, further comprising:

a setting function which sets whether or not a conversion by the emphasizing function is performed.

24. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program of claim 17.

25. The program of claim 18, further comprising the functions of:

a gradation level correcting function which enhances gradation difference in high gradation level of the original image data,

wherein in the detecting function, the corrected area of the original image data is detected based on gradation level of image data outputted in the gradation level correcting function.

26. The program of claim 19, further comprising the functions of:

a gradation level correcting function which enhances gradation difference in high gradation level of the original image data,

wherein in the detecting function, the corrected area of the original image data is detected based on gradation level of image data outputted in the gradation level correcting function.