Method for detecting blank pages, and corresponding multifunctional machine
US8724182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for detecting blank pages among sheets of a document scanned on a multifunctional machine comprising a scanner, wherein said scanner: scans (S0) two pages of at least one sheet of a document to be scanned; carries out a basic detection (S6) of a blank page on each scanned sheet; selects (S7) each sheet not comprising at least one page detected to be blank during the detection (S6); compares (S9) the two pages of said selected sheet; and classifies (S9) a page as blank when it is similar to the other page of said sheet. The invention also relates to a multifunctional machine, the machine comprising a scanner for implementing a method according to the invention.
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