Patent ID: 7999966

Claim:
A method of image processing, comprising: utilizing a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions executable by a processor to; receive image data from a source, wherein the image data includes a color content; determine whether the image data includes composite black pixels; determine a color content level of the image data based on the composite black determination, a color saturation difference between at least two colors of the color content, and color content detection logic, wherein the color content detection logic differs depending upon the source of the image data; quantify the color content of the image data based on the color content level; and assign the image data to at least one category based upon the quantification of the color content, wherein the at least one category is selected from a group of categories including a monochrome category, a full color category, and a number of categories between the monochrome category and the full color category.