Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.
Image processing apparatus and control method therefor
An image processing apparatus according to the present invention determines a monochrome area and a color area of an input image. The apparatus comprises an acquisition unit that acquires an image characteristic value of the input image; and a determination unit that determines whether each pixel group in the input image is a monochrome area or a color area based on the image characteristic value acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein the acquisition unit acquires a plurality of image characteristic values corresponding to a plurality of acquisition areas including a determination target pixel group, and the determination unit determines whether the pixel group is a monochrome area or a color area based on the plurality of image characteristic values corresponding to the plurality of acquisition areas including the pixel group.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Izumi Kazuhiko Yasuo
Kanai Nakazawa Suzuki