Method of processing a color image to obtain color and black reproduction signals

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PATENT NO 5172223
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07754379

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According to a method and apparatus for processing a color image, three primary color signals are input, and the input three primary color signals are processed to obtain three color reproduction signals and a black reproduction signal. In order to obtain the black reproduction signal, a value corresponding to a minimum value of the three primary color signals is obtained, and the value is transformed by a continuous function having a downwardly convex shape, thereby defining a transformed value as the black reproduction signal.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 146-8501

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Izumizaki, Masami Tokyo, JP 30 720
Suzuki, Akio Yokohama, JP 254 3301
Takada, Yoshihiro Kawasaki, JP 99 2368

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