Image forming apparatus
US-9204008-B2 · Dec 1, 2015 · US
Image processing apparatus including a blank-area identifying unit and a concealing unit, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
US9049320B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9049320-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213551871-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jan 6, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
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An image processing apparatus includes following components. A blank-area identifying unit identifies a blank area having a size exceeding a predetermined size, from a non-specifying-mark image portion of a recording area image of a recording area that includes individual images and a specifying mark specifying an area containing images among the individual images. A concealing unit conceals a divided area specified by the specifying-mark image, among divided areas obtained by dividing a non-blank area by a gap having a width equal to or larger than a threshold in a specific direction, among gaps between the individual images arranged in the specific direction in the non-blank area. The non-blank area is an area of the non-specifying-mark image portion of the recording area image other than the blank area identified by the blank-area identifying unit.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a blank-area identifying unit that identifies a blank area having a size exceeding a predetermined size, from a non-specifying-mark image portion of a recording area image of a recording area that includes individual images and a specifying mark specifying an area containing images among the individual images, the non-specifying-mark image portion being an image portion of the recording area image other than a specif…
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Physics · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- H04N1/00355Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9049320B2 cover?
- An image processing apparatus includes following components. A blank-area identifying unit identifies a blank area having a size exceeding a predetermined size, from a non-specifying-mark image portion of a recording area image of a recording area that includes individual images and a specifying mark specifying an area containing images among the individual images. A concealing unit conceals a …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Hashimoto Ryoko, Sato Koichi, Jain Mohit, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/387. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 02 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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