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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 dateMar 5, 1993
Grant dateMay 30, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 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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