IP Library Granted Patent US 8,275,198
Granted Patent B2
US 8,275,198 · App. 12/579,824 · Granted Sep 25, 2012

Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer readable medium with compression processing for each color

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,275,198
App. No.
12/579,824
Granted
Sep 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes: a limited color conversion processing section that extracts a plurality of pieces of color information making up image information and executes conversion to specific colors to which the color information belongs; a by-color separation processing section that separates for each specific color, image information converted into the specific colors by the limited color conversion processing section; a compression processing section that compresses for each color, the image information for each specific color separated by the by-color separation processing section; and a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs the image information for each color compressed by the compression processing section.

Claims (25)

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a limited color conversion processing section that extracts a plurality of pieces of color information making up image information and executes conversion to specific colors to which the color information belongs;

a by-color separation processing section that separates for each specific color, image information converted into the specific colors by the limited color conversion processing section;

a compression processing section that compresses for each specific color, the image information for each specific color separated by the by-color separation processing section; and

a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs the image information for each specific color compressed by the compression processing section.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the limited color conversion processing section sets the specific color from the frequency of a plurality of pieces of color information making up the image information.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the limited color conversion processing section counts the frequency of color information for each of areas into which color space of the image information is split and sets the specific color from the counted frequency.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the limited color conversion processing section sets the specific color with the preset number of colors as the upper limit.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the limited color conversion processing section generates a lookup table for executing conversion to a specific color to which the color information belongs, and executes color conversion using the lookup table.

6. An image processing method comprising:

extracting a plurality of pieces of color information making up image information;

executing conversion to specific colors to which the color information belongs;

separating for each specific color, image information being converted into the specific colors;

compressing for each color, the image information being separated for each specific color; and

collectively outputting the image information being compressed for each color.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for image processing, the process comprising:

extracting a plurality of pieces of color information making up image information;

executing conversion to specific colors to which the color information belongs;

separating for each specific color, image information being converted into the specific colors;

compressing for each color, the image information being separated for each specific color; and

collectively outputting the image information being compressed for each color.

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 Oct 15, 2009
From: YAMADA, TOSHIYUKI; INOUE, NOBUO; SODEURA, MINORU; KIMURA, TSUTOMU; ADACHI, SHINTARO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023377/0565 →