Image analysis – Histogram processing – For setting a threshold
Patent
1995-06-06
1997-04-01
Mancuso, Joseph
Image analysis
Histogram processing
For setting a threshold
382156, 382272, 382273, G06K 900
Patent
active
056174845
ABSTRACT:
An image binarizing apparatus, which comprises an image sensor for inputting a character image or a line image, an A/D converter for digitizing the output of the image sensor, a frame memory for temporary storage of the digital image, a window circuit for generating address information for dividing the stored image into a predetermined number of partial images, a brightness extractor for obtaining the highest brightness, lowest brightness and average brightness for the pixels for each block, a neural network which provides the optimum threshold value based on pre-learned data when receiving the highest brightness, lowest brightness and average brightness, a binarizer for binarizing each pixel of a partial image block from the frame memory based on the optimum threshold value ("white pixel" when the value of the brightness of the pixel is larger than the output value of the neural network, and "black pixel" when the value of the brightness of the pixel is smaller than the output value of the neural network), and another frame memory for storing the binarized image at a predetermined address.
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Wada Toshiaki
Wang Kangda
Mancuso Joseph
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
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