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Image processing apparatus, image processing method and a computer program product for judging whether image data include specific information related to copy protection

US7035426B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 2001
Grant dateApr 25, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07D7/0034
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to image processing in which an image resolution of input image data is compared to information of predetermined standard resolution, and the image data is judged to determine whether it includes specific information related to copy protection. Whether or not to perform judging is controlled based on the result of the comparison. Because the control technique of the present invention controls whether or not to perform the judgment based on the result of the c comparison, the control technique according to the invention provides an efficient judging processing, since no judgment is performed on low resolution image data which is not prone to counterfeiting.

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