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Color discrimination apparatus and method

  • US 6,480,624 B1
  • Filed: 09/29/1998
  • Issued: 11/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A color discriminating apparatus comprising:

  • a first calculator which calculates luminance information of a color image based on image data including a plurality of color components;

    a second calculator which calculates color information of the color image based on image data;

    a first discriminator which discriminates, based on the color information, whether the color image is chromatic or achromatic;

    a second discriminator which discriminates, based on the luminance information, whether the color image is black or white when the color image is discriminated to be achromatic by the first discriminator; and

    a third discriminator which discriminates, based on the color information and the luminance information, which of a plurality of predetermined colors corresponds with the color image when the color image is discriminated to be chromatic by the first discriminator.

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