Color image conversion method and system for reducing color image data size
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1. A color image conversion method for reducing the image data size of a monochrome 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 derived from the original color image file fall within the tolerable error range;
converting the original color image file into a monochrome image file to reduce the data, if all of the pixel values derived from the original color image file fall within the tolerable error range; and
storing the converted file.
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Abstract
A color image conversion method and the associated system are disclosed. An allowed error range of pixels is determined. After an image input device reads a document, the pixel information and the pixel allowed error range are compared to determine whether the document is a color or black-and-white (BW) one. If it is a BW document, the image file is directly converted into a monochromic and grey-level one and stored in 8-bit or even 1-bit format, thereby reducing the storage space occupied by the image file.
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1. A color image conversion method for reducing the image data size of a monochrome document scanned by a image input device, comprising the steps of:
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setting a tolerable error range for pixels; reading a source document to generate an original color image file; checking whether the pixel values derived from the original color image file fall within the tolerable error range; converting the original color image file into a monochrome image file to reduce the data, if all of the pixel values derived from the original color image file fall within the tolerable error range; and storing the converted file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A color image conversion system for reducing the image data size of a monochrome scanned document, comprising:
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a reading module, which scans the document to generate an original color image file; a central processing module, which analyzes the pixel information in the original color image file and converts the original color image file into a monochrome image file, the analysis including determining whether pixel values derived from the original image file fall within a predetermined error range; and a storage module, which stores the monochrome image file converted by the central processing module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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