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Apparatus, method of controlling the same and storage medium
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2013-06-19
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Granted: 2015-09-15
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Expires: 2033-06-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides an apparatus for processing image data obtained by reading a document and a background image outside the document, and method of controlling the apparatus. The apparatus determines a degree of similarity between a color of the background image and a color of a marginal region of the document from the image data, sets a region extraction parameter based on the determined degree of similarity, and determines a document region by using the region extraction parameter from the image data.
Inventors
- 👤 Minako Kato
- 👤 Tetsuya Suwa
- 👤 Takashi Nakamura
- 👤 Yugo Mochizuki
- 👤 Masao Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:44
CPC Classifications
G06K9/6202; G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/40; G06K9/00442; G06K9/3233; G06V10/00; G06V10/20; G06V10/25; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00795; H04N1/00798; H04N1/00816; H04N1/04; H04N1/10; H04N1/1013; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N1/192; H04N1/193; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0091; H04N2201/0094
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An apparatus for processing image data obtained by reading a document and a background image outside the document, the apparatus comprising: one or more processors; a memory configured to store program data executed by the one or more processors; a similarity determination section configured to determine a degree of similarity between a color of the background image and a color of a marginal region of the document from the image data; a region extraction parameter section configured to set a region extraction parameter based on the degree of similarity determined by the similarity determination unit; and a document determination section configured to determine a document region by using the region extraction parameter from the image data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
An apparatus for processing image data obtained by reading a document and a background image outside the document, the apparatus comprising: one or more processors; a memory configured to store program data executed by the one or more processors; a similarity determination section configured to determine a degree of similarity between a color of the background image and a color of a marginal region of the document from the image data; a region extraction parameter section configured to set a region extraction parameter based on the degree of similarity determined by the similarity determination unit; and a document determination section configured to determine a document region by using the region extraction parameter from the image data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the document determination section determines the document region by quantizing filtered image data by using the region extraction parameter set by the region extraction parameter section after execution of filtering of the image data by a predetermined filter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a decision section configured to decide one of a plurality of filters in accordance with the degree of similarity determined by the similarity determination section, wherein the document determination section performs filtering for the image data by using a filter decided by the decision section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the document determination section determines the degree of similarity based on spectral reflectance spectra of a white portion of the background image and a white portion of the document.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the similarity determination section determines the degree of similarity depending on magnitudes of a difference between R and G output values based on the spectral reflectance spectra, and wherein the similarity determination section determines a higher degree of similarity, in a case where the difference between R and G output values becomes smaller.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the region extraction parameter section sets the region extraction parameter in a case in which the degree of similarity is higher, as a parameter for extracting image data with high luminance which is not extracted by the region extraction parameter in a case in which the degree of similarity is low.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the document determination section determines a document region based on image data obtained by executing filtering for the image data by using an edge enhancement filter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the document determination section determines the document region based on luminance and/or chroma of the image data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image data is obtained by reading in a state that the document is placed on a platen and a platen cover covers the document.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of processing image data obtained by reading a document and a background image outside the document, the method comprising the following steps performed by one or more processors: determining a degree of similarity between a color of the background image and a color of a marginal region of the document from the image data; setting a region extraction parameter based on the determined degree of similarity; and determining the document region by using the region extraction parameter from the image data.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of processing image data obtained by reading a document and a background image outside the document, the method comprising the following steps performed by one or more processors: determining a degree of similarity between a color of the background image and a color of a marginal region of the document from the image data; setting a region extraction parameter based on the determined degree of similarity; and determining the document region by using the region extraction parameter from the image data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein a document region is determined by quantizing filtered image data by using the set region extraction parameter after execution of filtering of the image data by a predetermined filter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method according to claim 11 , wherein one of a plurality of filters is decided in accordance with the set degree of similarity, and a document region is determined by performing filtering for the image data by using a decided filter.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein a degree of similarity is determined based on spectral reflectance spectra of a white portion of the background image and a white portion of the document.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method according to claim 13 , wherein a degree of similarity is determined depending on magnitudes of a difference between R and G output values based on the spectral reflectance spectra, and wherein a degree of similarity is determined to be higher, in a case where the difference between R and G output values becomes smaller.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein the region extraction parameter in a case in which the degree of similarity is high is set as a parameter for extracting image data with high luminance which is not extracted by the region extraction parameter in a case in which the degree of similarity is low.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein a document region is determined based on image data obtained by executing filtering for the image data by using an edge enhancement filter.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein the document region is determined based on luminance and/or chroma of the image data.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method defined in claim 10 .
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein the image data is obtained by reading in a state that the document is placed on a platen and a platen cover covers the document.
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