IP Library Granted Patent US 11,659,149
Granted Patent B2
US 11,659,149 · App. 17/060,871 · Granted May 23, 2023

Image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

Inventors: Yasumasa Sano (Kanagawa, JP); Satoshi Sekine (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
H04N9/77G06T7/90H04N9/67H04N23/80G06T2207/20081
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Patent No.
US 11,659,149
App. No.
17/060,871
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute a program to input, to a learning unit, capture setting information that is used to capture an image before color conversion, a lightness of a background region of the image before the color conversion, and a set of the image before the color conversion and an image after the color conversion, and prepare color conversion characteristics for performing color conversion on an image in accordance with the capture setting information and the lightness of the background region.

Claims (44)

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to execute a program to

input, to a learning unit, capture setting information that is used to capture an input image before color conversion, a lightness of a background region of the input image before the color conversion, and a set of images including the following: (1) the input image before the color conversion and (2) an output image generated after the color conversion on the input image, and

prepare color conversion characteristics for performing color conversion on a first image using color conversion characteristics saved in the learning unit that corresponds to both (1) capture setting information set for the first image and (2) lightness of a background region of the first image.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to perform color conversion using the color conversion characteristics corresponding to the input image before the color conversion, and display the image after the color conversion on a display control device.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to calculate a lightness of a single-color background region of the image before the color conversion.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the processor is configured to calculate a lightness of a region of interest of the background region of the image before the color conversion.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the processor is configured to prepare the color conversion characteristics in accordance with the lightness of the region of interest.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the processor is configured to group sets of images before the color conversion and images after the color conversion using the capture setting information and the lightness of the background region, and prepare the color conversion characteristics for each group.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to calculate a lightness of a region of interest of the background region of the image before the color conversion.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the processor is configured to prepare the color conversion characteristics in accordance with the lightness of the region of interest.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to group sets of images before the color conversion and images after the color conversion using the capture setting information and the lightness of the background region, and prepare the color conversion characteristics for each group.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to calculate a lightness of a single-color background region of the image before the color conversion.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the processor is configured to calculate a lightness of a region of interest of the background region of the image before the color conversion.

12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 ,

wherein the processor is configured to prepare the color conversion characteristics in accordance with the lightness of the region of interest.

13. The image processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the processor is configured to group sets of images before the color conversion and images after the color conversion using the capture setting information and the lightness of the background region, and prepare the color conversion characteristics for each group.

14. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to calculate a lightness of a region of interest of the background region of the image before the color conversion.

15. The image processing apparatus according to claim 14 ,

wherein the processor is configured to prepare the color conversion characteristics in accordance with the lightness of the region of interest.

16. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the processor is configured to group sets of images before the color conversion and images after the color conversion using the capture setting information and the lightness of the background region, and prepare the color conversion characteristics for each group.

17. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor classifies teacher data in accordance with the capture setting information and the lightness of the background region.

18. The image processing apparatus according to claim 17 ,

wherein the processor is configured to prepare the color conversion characteristics for each of the classified teacher data.

19. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to group sets of images before the color conversion and images after the color conversion using the capture setting information and the lightness of the background region, and prepare the color conversion characteristics for each group.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

inputting, to a learning unit, capture setting information that is used to capture an image before color conversion, a lightness of a background region of the image before the color conversion, and a set of images including the following: (1) the input image before the color conversion and (2) an output image generated after the color conversion on the input image; and

preparing color conversion characteristics for performing color conversion on a first image using color conversion characteristics saved in the learning unit that corresponds to both (1) capture setting information set for the first image and (2) lightness of a background region of the first image.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2020
From: SANO, YASUMASA; SEKINE, SATOSHI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053950/0360 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-043971 · Mar 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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