Image Processing Apparatus Color Correction Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing systems for color correction in devices like multi-function peripherals (MFPs) face challenges in allowing users to easily select preferred color corrections, especially when the desired color is not among the suggested options, requiring complex operations.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus with a pixel extracting unit, target color storage unit, target color selection receiving unit, color correction executing unit, registration image storage unit, target color extracting unit, and target color registration unit, which enables users to select and register target colors from image data, allowing for precise color correction and storage of preferred colors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If pre-set color correction candidates are provided for users to select, then color correction can be performed with simple operation, but the desired color correction may not be available if it is not included in the pre-set candidates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by extracting target colors from registration images and storing them in advance in the target color storage unit. This allows the system to be ready with pre-processed color data that can be immediately used for color correction without requiring real-time processing or complex user input.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing users to register their own preferred target colors through the registration image storage unit. Users can input images containing their desired colors, and the system automatically extracts and stores these colors for later use, eliminating the need for manual configuration of color correction parameters.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users can register new target colors through image input, then the system adapts to individual color preferences, but the operation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically extracting target colors from user-provided registration images and storing them in the target color storage unit without requiring manual configuration. The pixel extracting unit and target color registration unit handle the technical complexity automatically, allowing users to simply input images and select colors.
Solution Approach 2:
The registration image storage unit acts as an intermediary between the user's color preference input and the color correction execution. Users provide registration images containing their desired colors, and this storage unit mediates by extracting and storing the target colors, which are then used by the color correction executing unit without requiring direct complex interaction.
3Ease of operation
If multiple target colors are stored and displayed for selection, then users can easily find their preferred color, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by extracting and storing multiple target colors from registration images in advance. The target color storage unit pre-processes and organizes these colors, so when color correction is needed, the system can immediately display and offer these pre-extracted colors for selection without requiring real-time processing.
Data Source
AI summary
A pixel extracting unit extracts pixels belonging to a previously designated color range from the image data of a correction object. A target color selection receiving unit receives a selection of one target color by a user, from among a plurality of target colors stored in a target color storage unit. A color correction executing unit executes color correction on correction object image data, based on the color of the pixel extracted by the pixel extracting unit and the target color selected through the target color selection receiving unit. A target color extracting unit extracts the target color of a registration object from target color registration image data stored in a registration image storage unit. A target color registration unit registers the target color of the registration object extracted by the target color extracting unit in the target color storage unit to be associated with a previously designated color range.