Image processing apparatus for determining copying-inhibited document

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PATENT NO 5781653
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08522436

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There is provided by the present invention an image processing apparatus which accurately determines a copying-inhibited document prepared by using paper with a copying-inhibited pattern printed or copied on the entire surface thereof by checking for each pixel data constituting image data whether an object pixel has a black peak density coincident to that of a copying-inhibited document, whether a white area having a specified size exists at a peripheral area at a distance therefrom, whether the object pixel is a screen tone graph or character area pixel, or an illegal area pixel or not.

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RICOH COMPANY LIMITED3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Okubo, Hiromi Yokohama, JP 26 637

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