Color image processing apparatus

Claim 2

A color image processing apparatus comprising: inputting means for inputting electrical color image signals; and discriminating means for analyzing the electrical color image signals, so as to discriminate a type of the electrical color image signals using a plurality of membership functions, each of which relates to a respectively different characteristic extracted from an electrical color image signal; wherein the type of the electrical color image signals corresponds to a source of the electrical color image signals.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: correction means for correcting said electrical color image signals according to a discrimination result of said discrimination means.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: means for outputting the electrical color image signals corrected by said correction means to a color image recording device.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said color image recording device comprises an electrophotographic printer.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said color image recording device comprises an ink-jet printer.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the membership functions is a function that indicates a region which includes input electrical color image signals on a color space divided into a plurality of regions.

Claim 8

A color image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said discrimination means derives a histogram of the electrical color image signals for plural areas in a divided color space, and uses measured values for the plural areas as inputs for the plurality of membership functions.

Claim 9

A color image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said source of the electrical color image signals is a still video (SV) apparatus.

Claim 10

A color image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said source of the electrical color image signals is negative film.

Claim 11

A color image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said source of the electrical color image signals is positive film.

Claim 12

A color image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said source of the electrical color image signals is an image reader.

Claim 13

A color image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the type of the electrical color image signals corresponding to said source of the electrical color image signals is a computer graphic (CG) image.

Claim 14

A color image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting electrical color image signals; and analyzing the electrical color image signals so as to discriminate a type of the electrical color image signals using a plurality of membership functions, each of which relates to a respectively different characteristic extracted from an electrical color image signal; wherein in the analyzing step, the type of the electrical color image signals corresponds to a source of the electrical color image signals.

Claim 15

A color image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting electrical color image signals; and analyzing the electrical color image signals so as to discriminate a type of the electrical color image signals using a plurality of membership functions, each of which relates to a respectively different characteristic extracted from an electrical color image signal; wherein in the analyzing step, the type of the electrical color image signals corresponds to a source of the electrical color image signals.

Claim 16

A color image processing apparatus, comprising: storing means for storing input color image data for one frame of an image; discrimination means for analyzing the input color image data stored in said storing means, so as to discriminate a type of the input color image data using a plurality of membership functions, each of which represents a respectively different image characteristic; correction means for correcting the input color image data according to a discrimination result of said discrimination means, and means for outputting the input color image data corrected by said correction means to a color image recording device, wherein said color image recording device comprises a printer for discharging an ink by film boiling, and wherein the type of the input color image data corresponds to a source of the input color image data.

Claim 17

A color image processing apparatus, comprising: storing means for storing input color image data for one frame of an image; discrimination means for analyzing the input color image data stored in said storing means, so as to discriminate a type of the input color image data using a plurality of membership functions, each of which represents a respectively different image characteristic; correction means for correcting the input color image data according to a discrimination result of said discrimination means, and means for outputting the input color image data corrected by said correction means to a color image recording device, wherein said color image recording device comprises a printer for discharging an ink by film boiling, and wherein the type of the input color image data corresponds to a source of the input color image data.

Claim 18

A color image processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said discrimination means derives a histogram of the input color image data for plural areas divided into a color space, and uses measured values for the plural areas as inputs for the plurality of membership functions.

Claim 19

A color image processing apparatus comprising: storing means for storing input color image data for one frame; and discrimination means for analyzing the input color image data stored in said storing means, so as to discriminate a type of the input color image data using a plurality of membership functions, each of which represents a respectively different image characteristic, wherein said discrimination means discriminates whether or not the type of the input color image data is a computer graphic image.

Claim 20

A color image processing apparatus comprising: storing means for storing input color image data for one frame; and discrimination means for analyzing the input color image data stored in said storing means, so as to discriminate a type of the input color image data using a plurality of membership functions, each of which represents a respectively different image characteristic, wherein said discrimination means discriminates whether or not the type of the input color image data is a computer graphic image.

Claim 21

A color image processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said discrimination means derives a histogram of the input color image data for plural areas in a divided color space, and uses measured values for the plural areas as inputs for the plurality of membership functions.

Claim 22

A color image processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting electrical color image signals; and discrimination means for analyzing the electrical color image signals, so as to discriminate a type of the electrical color image signals using a plurality of membership functions, each of which represents a respectively different image characteristic, wherein said discrimination means discriminates whether the type of the electrical color image signals input from said input means is a negative color image or a positive color image.

Claim 23

A color image processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting electrical color image signals; and discrimination means for analyzing the electrical color image signals, so as to discriminate a type of the electrical color image signals using a plurality of membership functions, each of which represents a respectively different image characteristic, wherein said discrimination means discriminates whether the type of the electrical color image signals input from said input means is a negative color image or a positive color image.

Claim 24

An apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising: correction means for correcting the electrical color image signals according to a discrimination result of said discrimination means.

Claim 25

An apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising: means for outputting the electrical color image signals corrected by said correction means to a color image recording device.

Claim 26

An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein each of the membership functions is a function that indicates a region which includes input electrical color image signals on a color space divided into a plurality of regions.

Claim 27

A color image processing apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said discrimination means derives a histogram of the electrical color image signals for plural areas in a divided color space, and uses measured values for the plural areas as inputs for the plurality of membership functions.