Image processing apparatus and method for determining whether an original contains a specified image
US5583614A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S283/902
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus and method includes a scanner for scanning an original and generating electrical image data representing an image of the original to be processed, a processor for processing the electrical image data supplied by the scanner, and a device for determining whether the original represented by the electrical image data contains a specified image based on the electrical image data supplied by the scanner. The scanner scans the original a plurality of times and the device performs its determination operation on the same original a plurality of times, once for each scanning operation.
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