Patent ID: 6134023
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image forming method comprising:an image input step of inputting color image information;a color discrimination step of discriminating a color of an image inputted by said image input step at each pixel;an image processing step of generating a first color component and a second color component on the basis of the color discrimination result by said color discrimination step;a comparing step of comparing values of the first and second color components generated by said image processing step;a selecting step of selecting either the first color component or the second color component on the basis of the comparison result by said comparing step;a diffusion step of diffusing a color component which is not selected by said selecting step to neighboring pixels; andan image output step of outputting a plurality of color information independently,wherein said selecting step selects the color component having the larger value out of the first and second color components on the basis of the comparison result.