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Picture reading method, program and device, principal color extracting method, program and device, and image dividing method, program and device

  • US 7,522,766 B2
  • Filed: 04/21/2005
  • Issued: 04/21/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A picture reading method comprising:

  • extracting color components having a high frequency of occurrence in an input image, as principal colors using a principal color extracting section;

    separating the input image into images each corresponding to each of the extracted principal colors using an image separating section; and

    combining the separated images, out of the separated images, whose principal colors have specified relation with one another using an image combining section; and

    reading a picture based on the separated images and the combined images using a picture reading section.

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