IP Library Granted Patent US 8,390,907
Granted Patent B2
US 8,390,907 · App. 12/563,177 · Granted Mar 5, 2013

Image-processing device, image-forming device, image-processing method, and computer readable medium

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Patent No.
US 8,390,907
App. No.
12/563,177
Granted
Mar 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image-processing device includes: a memory that stores a color range within a color space; an acquisition unit that acquires image data; and a generating unit that generates image data in which an image represented by the image data acquired by the acquisition unit has been subjected to an operation to change a color of an image area of the image having a color falling within the color range into black, and an operation to add a black image beside the image area.

Claims (46)

1. An image-processing device comprising:

a memory that stores a color range within a color space;

an acquisition unit that acquires a first image data;

a first specifying unit that specifies whether to perform black-and-white printing;

a second specifying unit that specifies whether to perform an effect adding operation to add an effect to an image area of an image having a color falling within the color range; and

a generating unit that when the first specifying unit specifies to perform black-and-white printing and the second specifying unit specifies to perform the effect adding operation, generates a second image data in which an image represented by the first image data acquired by the acquisition unit has been subjected to a binarization operation after a first operation to change a color of the image area of the image having a color falling within the color range into black and a second operation to add a black image around the image area.

2. The image-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the memory stores a red color range within a color space.

3. An image-processing device comprising:

a memory that stores a color range within a color space;

an acquisition unit that acquires a first image data;

a first specifying unit that specifies whether to perform black-and-white printing;

a second specifying unit that specifies whether to perform an effect adding operation to add an effect to an image area of an image having a color falling within the color range; and

a generating unit that when the first specifying unit specifies to perform black-and-white printing and the second specifying unit specifies to perform the effect adding operation, generates a second image data in which an image represented by the first image data acquired by the acquisition unit has been subjected to a binarization operation after a first operation to change a color of the image area of the image having a color falling within the color range into black and a second operation to change a shape of the image area.

4. The image-processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the memory stores a red color range within a color space.

5. An image-forming device comprising:

the image-processing device according to claim 1 ; and

an image-forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet using a black material, represented by image data generated by the image-processing device.

6. An image-forming device comprising:

the image-processing device according to claim 3 ; and

an image-forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet using a black material, represented by image data generated by the image-processing device.

7. An image-forming device comprising:

the image-processing device according to claim 2 ; and

an image-forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet using a black material, represented by image data generated by the image-processing device.

8. An image-forming device comprising:

the image-processing device according to claim 4 ; and

an image-forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet using a black material, represented by image data generated by the image-processing device.

9. An image-processing method comprising:

acquiring a first image data;

specifying whether to perform black-and-white printing;

specifying whether to perform an effect adding operation to add an effect to an image area of an image having a color falling within a predetermined color rang a color space and

when black-and-white printing and the effect adding operation are specified to be performed, generating a second image data in which an image represented by the acquired first image data has been subjected to a binarization operation after a first operation to change a color of the image area of the image having a color falling within the color range into black and a second operation to add a black image around the image area.

10. An image-processing method comprising:

acquiring a first image data;

specifying whether to perform black-and-white printing;

specifying whether to perform an effect adding operation to add an effect to an image area of an image having a color falling within a predetermined color range within a color space; and

when black-and-white printing and the effect adding operation are specified to be performed, generating a second image data in which an image represented by the acquired first image data has been subjected to a binarization operation after a first operation to change a color of the image area of the image having a color falling within the color range into black and a second operation to change a shape of the image area.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for image-processing, the computer comprising a memory that stores a color range within a color space, the process comprising:

acquiring a first image data;

specifying whether to perform black-and-white printing;

specifying whether to perform an effect adding operation to add an effect to an image area of an image having a color falling within the color range; and

when black-and-white printing and the effect adding operation are specified to be performed, generating a second image data in which an image represented by the acquired first image data has been subjected to a binarization operation after first operation to change a color of the image area of the image having a color falling within the color range into black and a second operation to add a black image around the image area.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for image-processing, the computer comprising a memory that stores a color range within a color space, the process comprising:

acquiring a first image data;

specifying whether to perform black-and-white printing;

specifying whether to perform an effect adding operation to add an effect to an image area of an image having a color falling within the color range; and

when black-and-white printing and the effect adding operation are specified to be performed, generating a second image data in which an image represented by the acquired first image data has been subjected to a binarization operation after a first operation to change a color of the image area of the image having a color falling within the color range into black and a second operation to change a shape of the image area.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058287/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2009
From: SHIBUSAWA, TOSHIHIKO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023256/0524 →