Document image scanning device that provides image of proper appearance while preserving image density

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7336399
APP PUB NO 20020060819A1
SERIAL NO

09961256

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A device for scanning a document includes a photoelectric conversion unit which scans a document, and supplies image data of the scanned document, a background detecting unit which detects a background level of the image data, an image processing unit which applies one or more types of image processing to the image data, and applies image processing identical to the one or more types of image processing to the detected background level, and a background removal unit which removes background noise from the image data having undergone the image processing according to a threshold that is derived from the background level having undergone the image processing.

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RICOH COMPANY LTD3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 1438555 ?1438555

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Nara, Wataru Kanagawa, JP 9 127

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