Patent ID: 8270722
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a region analysis unit that analyzes region of an input image; a character region vectorization unit that vectorizes a character region; a graphic region vectorization unit that vectorizes a graphic region; and a determining unit that determines, on a basis of a result of the region analysis by the region analysis unit, which of processing by the character region vectorization unit and processing by the graphic region vectorization unit is first performed, wherein if the determining unit determines that a pixel of a character in the character region overlaps with a graphic in the graphic region, the determining unit performs control so as to first perform the processing by the graphic region vectorization unit, and if the determining unit determines that the pixel of the character in the character region does not overlap with the graphic in the graphic region, the determining unit performs the control so as to first perform the processing by the character region vectorization unit.