Image processing apparatus and method and computer-readable memory
US6377705B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/10
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus with capabilities for determining the direction of image on an original document when said document is read by a reader. The direction of the image is automatically determined by performing character recognition of the characters associated with the image and thereby determining the direction of the characters. The image is then assumed to have the same direction as the characters, thus it is possible to read images of different directions and assembly them in a single direction for subsequent processing. The process can be adaptable to provide either processing speed or high productivity.
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