Image forming apparatus with security feature which prevents copying of specific types of documents

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5647010
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08305886

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In a digital copier, facsimile machine, scanner, image filing apparatus or similar apparatus, an image processing device is provided with a capability of surely identifying confidential or secrecy documents which should be protected from unauthorized persons. The confidential or inhibited documents are provided with inhibition patterns by printing or copying over the entire surfaces thereof. The device prevents image data representative of this kind of documents from being improperly copied, transferred, stored or input.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Okubo, Hiromi Yokohama, JP 26 633
Shimomae, Mutsuo Yokosuka, JP 6 218

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