Image reading and forming apparatus for identifying and correcting the gridlines of a table
US5420695A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/3873
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an image reading and correcting device capable of reading a document including a table, identifying the table (guideline) from the document correcting the table, and then outputting an image with the corrected table. The apparatus can form corrected images in a table included in a document image, change the magnification ratio of the corrected table to the proper size and select the proper paper size for output.
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