Patent ID: 8406516
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for performing color classification of image data by classifying a plurality of picture elements into a predetermined number of baskets, comprising: a memory for storing color data of each of said plurality of picture elements together with a correlation to identification information for identifying each of said plurality of picture elements, and storing a reference value and a statistical value for each of said predetermined number of baskets; a classifying unit for classifying each of said plurality of picture elements into one of said baskets based on said color data and said reference value corresponding to said basket; a calculating unit for calculating the statistical value and the reference value of the basket accommodating the classified picture element based on said color data corresponding to the picture element; and a determining unit for determining a representative color of each of said baskets based on said statistical value, and outputting the representative color of each of said baskets and a result of the classification of each of said picture elements.