Original-discrimination system for discriminating special document, and image forming apparatus, image processing apparatus and duplicator using the original-discrimination system

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PATENT NO 5751854
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08660464

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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.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aida, Midori Yokohama, JP 8 292
Fukuda, Haruhiko Kawasaki, JP 5 202
Hashiguchi, Tadato Yokohama, JP 5 229
Hikita, Toshiya Machida, JP 15 407
Ishigaki, Kouji Yokohama, JP 17 388
Kaneko, Yoshio Tokyo, JP 81 1371
Kurotaka, Shigeo Sagamihara, JP 39 1243
Murai, Kazuo Tokyo, JP 17 472
Okubo, Hiromi Yokohama, JP 26 637
Omi, Kyoji Kawasaki, JP 19 439
Saitoh, Takashi Yokohama, JP 126 5266
Sakano, Yukio Fuchu, JP 27 657
Sumida, Hiroyasu Ichikawa, JP 14 459
Tachikawa, Michiyoshi Yokohama, JP 19 620
Takahashi, Hiroshi Kawasaki, JP 866 11944
Ukai, Takeshi Yokohama, JP 14 416
Yamakawa, Shinji Kawasaki, JP 29 712

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