Document image processing system including pixel color substitution

摘要

A document image processing system includes an extraction portion, an estimation portion, a calculation portion, a substitution portion, and a generation portion. The extraction portion extracts first and second document elements of an inputted document image and a preprint data. The estimation portion estimates first and second representative colors due to first and second document elements in a color space, respectively. The calculation portion calculates first and second planes to separate the color space into first and second sub-spaces which each includes each of the first and second representative colors, respectively. The substitution portion substitutes a color of a first pixel of the first document elements with the first representative color and a color of a second pixel of the second document elements with the second representative color. The generation portion subtracts each of the substituted first pixel from each of the substituted second pixel to generate a difference image.

主权项

1. A document image processing system, comprising:
a processor configured to: extract first document elements of an inputted document image from pixels of the inputted document image and second document elements of a preprint data corresponding to the inputted document image from pixels of the preprint data; estimate first representative colors in a color space, each of the first representative colors corresponding to one of the first document elements, and second representative colors in the color space, each of the second representative colors corresponding to one of the second document elements; calculate at least one first plane to separate the color space into first sub-spaces which each includes one of the first representative colors and at least one second plane to separate the color space into second sub-spaces which each includes one of the second representative colors; substitute a color of a first pixel included in one of the first document elements with the first representative color which is located in one of the first sub-spaces in which the color of the first pixel exists, and a color of a second pixel included in one of the second document elements with the second representative color which is located in one of the second sub-spaces in which the color of the second pixel exists; subtract each of the substituted first pixels from a corresponding one of the substituted second pixels to generate a difference image; and substitute the first representative color with the second representative color which corresponds to the first representative color, if the first representative color is similar to the second representative color.