Image processing apparatus for discriminating an original having a predetermined pattern
US5731880A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00875
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for processing images, with which a specific original can be discriminated from others with a high accuracy. An image processing apparatus includes an input unit (210) for producing visible information and invisible information, a detecting unit for detecting a line image portion of an image represented by the visible information, and a discriminating unit (3) for discriminating an original having a predetermined pattern in accordance with the detection by the detecting unit and the visible information.
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