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Image forming apparatus and image position detecting original

US9473654B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 2015
Grant dateOct 18, 2016
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/00702
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit; a sending unit that sends an original formed by the image forming unit; a reading unit that reads an image of the original that is sent by the sending unit; a detecting unit that, from the image read by the reading unit, detects an end portion detecting image formed at a predetermined position of the original; and a determining unit that determines a search region for searching for an end portion of the original included in the image by recognizing the position of the end portion detecting image detected by the detecting unit.

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