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Image processing apparatus which adds identification data to images
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-05-31
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Granted: 1998-04-07
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Expires: 2015-05-31
Abstract
Abstract An image processing apparatus previously stores information on particular kinds of image, determines the degree of similarity between an input full-color image signal and the information on particular kinds of image, controls conditions for addition of a particular pattern previously stored according to a result of the determination, and outputs an image by adding or not adding the particular pattern to the full-color image signal according to the addition conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Funada
- 👤 Toshiyuki Kitamura
- 👤 Mitsuhiro Yamamoto
- 👤 Eiji Ohta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00838; H04N1/0084; G; G03; G03G; G03G21/00; G03G21/04; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; H04N1/00843; H04N1/00848; H04N1/00854; H04N1/00856; H04N1/00859; H04N1/00864; H04N1/00867; H04N1/0087; H04N1/00875; H04N1/00877; H04N1/38; H04N1/46; H04N1/56; H04N1/60; H04N1/62; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/0005; G06K2215/0014; G06K2215/0082; G06K2215/0094; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3269; H04N2201/327; H04N2201/3271; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting image data; composition means for combining a predetermined pattern with the image data input by said input means; output means for outputting the image data obtained by said composition means; and control means for selecting execution/non-execution of the operation of said composition means according to an image processing model wherein said composition means combines the predetermined pattern such that the pattern is difficult to discriminate with human eyes when an image represented by the image data output by said output means is reproduced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting image data; composition means for combining a predetermined pattern with the image data input by said input means; output means for outputting the image data obtained by said composition means; and control means for selecting execution/non-execution of the operation of said composition means according to an image processing model wherein said composition means combines the predetermined pattern such that the pattern is difficult to discriminate with human eyes when an image represented by the image data output by said output means is reproduced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said input means includes an external input means for inputting the image data from an external unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said input means includes read means for reading an original.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means selects non-execution of the operation of said composition means when said output means is set in a mode such as to output achromatic image data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means selects non-execution of the operation of said composition means if an achromatic image data is input by said input means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said output means includes image formation means for forming a visible image based on image data obtained by said composition means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting image data; processing means for processing the image data input by said input means, and for outputting reproduction data for reproducing the image represented by the image data; first means for determining whether or not an image represented by the image data input by said input means is a predetermined image; and second means for adding information for identifying the apparatus, with which the image is processed, to the image represented by the reproduction data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
84 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting image data; processing means for processing the image data input by said input means, and for outputting reproduction data for reproducing the image represented by the image data; first means for determining whether or not an image represented by the image data input by said input means is a predetermined image; and second means for adding information for identifying the apparatus, with which the image is processed, to the image represented by the reproduction data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising control means for controlling addition of the information by said second means in accordance with determination result of said first means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said control means controls the addition level of said second means in accordance with the determination result of said first means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said control means prohibits the addition of the information in accordance with the determination result of said first means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first means performs the determination based on color distribution represented by the image data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first means determines the degree of similarity between the image represented by the image data input by said input means, and a plurality of predetermined images.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said second means adds information relating to the apparatus identification data given by a supplier who supplies the apparatus.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said second means adds information so as to be difficult to discriminate with human eyes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the information is added with yellow pattern.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the information is repeatedly added to reproduction data corresponding to a single image.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said second means includes a memory for storing the apparatus identification data, and wherein the memory is accessed in synchronism with image processing by said processing means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
88 words
An image processing method comprising: an input step of inputting image data; a processing step of processing the image data in said input step, and for outputting reproduction data for reproducing the image represented by the image data; a first step of determining whether or not an image represented by the image data input in said input step is a predetermined image; and a second step of adding information for identifying an apparatus, with which the image data is processed, to the image represented by the reproduction data.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
88 words
An image processing method comprising: an input step of inputting image data; a processing step of processing the image data in said input step, and for outputting reproduction data for reproducing the image represented by the image data; a first step of determining whether or not an image represented by the image data input in said input step is a predetermined image; and a second step of adding information for identifying an apparatus, with which the image data is processed, to the image represented by the reproduction data.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
96 words
An image processing method comprising: an input step of inputting image data; a composition step of combining a predetermined pattern with the image data input in said input step; an output step of outputting the image data obtained in said composition step; and a control step of selecting execution/non-execution of the operation of said composition step according to an image processing mode, wherein said composition step combines the predetermined pattern such that the pattern is difficult to discriminate with human eyes when an image represented by the image data output in said output step is reproduced.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
96 words
An image processing method comprising: an input step of inputting image data; a composition step of combining a predetermined pattern with the image data input in said input step; an output step of outputting the image data obtained in said composition step; and a control step of selecting execution/non-execution of the operation of said composition step according to an image processing mode, wherein said composition step combines the predetermined pattern such that the pattern is difficult to discriminate with human eyes when an image represented by the image data output in said output step is reproduced.
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