Patent ID: 6753976
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method of processing document image data for printing an image on a receiving medium, comprising:receiving document image data, the image data comprising at least two elements from the group of text objects, graphic objects and pictorial objects; classifying each element in the image data as being one of a text object, a graphic object, or a pictorial object; printing the image data corresponding to elements classified as a text object according to a set of text processing parameters, the text processing parameters including processing text smaller than a text threshold size according to a set of small text processing parameters and processing text greater than the text threshold size according to a set of large text processing parameters, wherein the set of text processing parameters includes processing text on a printed background that is greater than a text-on-color threshold size according to the set of large text processing parameters; printing the image data corresponding to elements classified as a graphics object according to a set of graphics processing parameters; and printing the image data corresponding to elements classified as a pictorial object according to a set of pictorial processing parameters.