Image processing apparatus and method

Details Image processing apparatus and method Image processing apparatus and method

2006-08-31

2011-10-25

Ahmed, Samir (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Image segmentation

Distinguishing text from other regions

C382S173000, C382S232000, C382S244000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08045801

ABSTRACT:
An image processing apparatus segments an image into a plurality of regions in accordance with attributes of a plurality of types, and acquires feature amount data from image information of a region of a first attribute (an image region) from among the plurality of regions. The apparatus then applies compression processing to the image and acquires compressed data. The apparatus outputs the acquired feature amount data and compressed data as output data of the image.

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