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Original-discrimination system for discriminating special document, and image forming apparatus, image processing apparatus and duplicator using the original-discrimination system
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-06-07
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Granted: 1998-05-12
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Expires: 2016-06-07
Abstract
Abstract An original image comprises a printed region on which a predetermined printed matter is realized and a background region on which no printed matter is realized. The shape of a peripheral zone in the original image comprises the shape of the background region, which shape exists particularly at the peripheral region of said original image. It is determined whether or not the original image comprises the special document by detecting the peripheral zone. Further, the original image has an outer-frame region, having a predetermined shape, at the peripheral region of the original image. The determination is carried out using a result of measuring the width of the outer-frame region. Further, the width of the outer-frame region comprises a width along a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction extending along the outline of the original image.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Saitoh
- 👤 Hiroshi Takahashi
- 👤 Yoshio Kaneko
- 👤 Shigeo Kurotaka
- 👤 Toshiya Hikita
- 👤 Kyoji Omi
- 👤 Midori Aida
- 👤 Shinji Yamakawa
- 👤 Hiromi Okubo
- 👤 Kouji Ishigaki
- 👤 Takeshi Ukai
- 👤 Kazuo Murai
- 👤 Haruhiko Fukuda
- 👤 Yukio Sakano
- 👤 Tadato Hashiguchi
- 👤 Michiyoshi Tachikawa
- 👤 Hiroyasu Sumida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00838; H04N1/0084; H04N1/00843; G; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/40; G07; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/06; G07D7/12; H04N1/00848; H04N1/00856; H04N1/00875
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
An original-discrimination system for determining whether or not an original image is identical to a predetermined reference image in response to data concerning said original image being input comprising: means for determining whether or not data of each of a plurality of color components is greater than a predetermined value to determine whether the predetermined region of the original image is white means for measuring at least one hue of a ratio of a kind of colors in a predetermined region of the original image only when the predetermined region of the original image is determined to be not white: means for counting instances of the at least one measured hue: means for comparing the counted instances of the at least one measured hue with a reference value: and determining means for determining if the original image is identical to the predetermined reference image based on an output of the means for counting.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
An original-discrimination system for determining whether or not an original image is identical to a predetermined reference image in response to data concerning said original image being input comprising: means for determining whether or not data of each of a plurality of color components is greater than a predetermined value to determine whether the predetermined region of the original image is white means for measuring at least one hue of a ratio of a kind of colors in a predetermined region of the original image only when the predetermined region of the original image is determined to be not white: means for counting instances of the at least one measured hue: means for comparing the counted instances of the at least one measured hue with a reference value: and determining means for determining if the original image is identical to the predetermined reference image based on an output of the means for counting.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The original-discrimination system according to claim 1, wherein the means for counting further counts at least one of specific color pixels and specific color hue pixels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
155 words
An original-discrimination system for determining whether or not an original image is identical to a predetermined reference in response to data concerning said original image being input. comprising: a determining circuit to determine whether or not data of each of a plurality of color components is greater than a predetermined value to determine whether the predetermined region of the original image is white a measuring circuit measuring at least one hue of a ratio of a kind of colors in a predetermined region of the original image only when the predetermined region of the original image is determined to be not white: a counter counting instances of the at least one measured hue: a comparator comparing the counted instances of the at least one measured hue with a reference value: and a determining circuit determining if the original image is identical to the predetermined reference image based on an output of the means for counting.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
155 words
An original-discrimination system for determining whether or not an original image is identical to a predetermined reference in response to data concerning said original image being input. comprising: a determining circuit to determine whether or not data of each of a plurality of color components is greater than a predetermined value to determine whether the predetermined region of the original image is white a measuring circuit measuring at least one hue of a ratio of a kind of colors in a predetermined region of the original image only when the predetermined region of the original image is determined to be not white: a counter counting instances of the at least one measured hue: a comparator comparing the counted instances of the at least one measured hue with a reference value: and a determining circuit determining if the original image is identical to the predetermined reference image based on an output of the means for counting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The original-discrimination system according to claim 3, wherein the counter further counts at least one of specific color pixels and specific color hue pixels.
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