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Image processing apparatus and image processing method
US8970917B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8970917-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313950459-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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An image processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: an identifying area dividing unit configured to divide the image data into plural identifying areas; a binarization processing unit configured to perform a binarization process for the identifying areas with respective binarization threshold values preset for the identifying areas; a black pixel number identifying unit configured to identify whether or not the numbers of pixels with a density value of black in the respective identifying area exceed respective number threshold values preset for the identifying areas; and a blank sheet identifying unit configured to identify that the image data is image data of a blank sheet if the black pixel number identifying unit identifies that none of the numbers of pixels with the density value of black in the respective identifying areas exceeds the number threshold value.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image processing apparatus generating image data of a document, comprising a processor, coupled to a memory, which functions as: an identifying area dividing unit configured to divide the image data into plural identifying areas; wherein said identifying area dividing unit will identify a first, second and third areas as part of the plural identifying areas; said first area comprising of a left edge part; said second area comprising of a bottom edge; said…
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- What does patent US8970917B2 cover?
- An image processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: an identifying area dividing unit configured to divide the image data into plural identifying areas; a binarization processing unit configured to perform a binarization process for the identifying areas with respective binarization threshold values preset for the identifying areas; a black pixel number iden…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/00005. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).