Image processing method, image processing apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same, image reading apparatus, and recording medium

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PATENT NO 8976414
APP PUB NO 20130135637A1
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13683634

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An image processing apparatus includes: a line noise detection section for detecting line noise pixels included in input image data; a segmentation process section for determining a pixel in a text region; and a line noise removal process section for (i) determining a replacement-target line noise pixel by excepting, from the line noise pixels, the pixel in the text region and a pixel within a first distance from the pixel in the text region and (ii) replacing the replacement-target line noise pixel with another pixel other than the line noise pixels, which another pixel is included in the input image data.

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SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHASAKAI-KU SAKAI-SHI OSAKA 590-8522

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Ohira, Masakazu Osaka, JP 37 293

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