Device for reading an image, apparatus for forming an image, communication device, and method for detecting an abnormal portion such as a black line in an image

• US 20020196476A1
• Filed: 06/19/2002
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Ozaki, Tatsuya
• Application Number:
  US10/175,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20020196476A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/406
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/401 Compensating positionally unequal response of the pick-up or reproducing head H04N1/403 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4097 Removing errors due external factors, e.g. dust, scratches

Abstract

In a device for reading an image, abnormal pixels are detected by reading a reference white board as a reference on a read line for reading a given document, and image information formed by the abnormal pixels is stored in that statistical data of the abnormal pixels is stored for each number group of the abnormal pixels obtained by the detections.

Claims

1. A device for reading an image, comprising:

a reference white board as a reference on a read line for reading a given document;

an abnormal pixel detecting part detecting abnormal pixels by reading said reference white board; and

an image information storing part storing image information formed by the abnormal pixels,

wherein said image information storing part stores statistical data of the abnormal pixels for each number group of the abnormal pixels obtained by said abnormal pixel detecting part.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an image information printing part printing said image information, wherein said image information printing part prints out said statistical data.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an image information transmitting part transmitting said image information, wherein said image information transmitting part transmits said statistical data as facsimile data.

4. A device for reading an image, comprising:

a reference white board as a reference on a read line for reading a given document;

an abnormal pixel detecting part detecting abnormal pixels by reading said reference white board; and

an image information storing part storing image information formed by the abnormal pixels,

wherein said image information storing part detects said abnormal pixels caused by temporary deposits and stores results from detecting said abnormal pixels as statistical data.

5. An apparatus for forming an image, comprising a device for reading the image,

wherein said device comprises:

a reference white board as a reference on a read line for reading a given document;

an abnormal pixel detecting part detecting abnormal pixels by reading said reference white board; and

an image information storing part storing image information formed by the abnormal pixels,

wherein said image information storing part stores statistical data of the abnormal pixels for each number group of the abnormal pixels obtained by said abnormal pixel detecting part.

6. An apparatus for forming an image, comprising a device for reading the image,

wherein said device comprises:

a reference white board as a reference on a read line for reading a given document;

an abnormal pixel detecting part detecting abnormal pixels by reading said reference white board; and

an image information storing part storing image information formed by the abnormal pixels,

wherein said image information storing part detects said abnormal pixels caused by temporary deposits and stores results from detecting said abnormal pixels as statistical data.

7. A communication device, comprising a reading device for reading an image,

wherein said reading device comprises:

a reference white board as a reference on a read line for reading a given document;

an abnormal pixel detecting part detecting abnormal pixels by reading said reference white board; and

an image information storing part storing image information formed by the abnormal pixels,

wherein said image information storing part stores statistical data of the abnormal pixels for each number group of the abnormal pixels obtained by said abnormal pixel detecting part.

8. A communication device, comprising a device for reading an image,

wherein said reading device comprises:

a reference white board as a reference on a read line for reading a given document;

an abnormal pixel detecting part detecting abnormal pixels by reading said reference white board; and

an image information storing part storing image information formed by the abnormal pixels,

wherein said image information storing part detects said abnormal pixels caused by temporary deposits and stores result from detecting said abnormal pixels as statistical data.

9. A method for detecting abnormal pixels, comprising the steps of:

(a) detecting abnormal pixels by reading a reference white board as a reference on a read line for reading a given document; and

(b) storing image information formed by the abnormal pixels,

wherein said step (a) stores statistical data of the abnormal pixels for each number group of the abnormal pixels obtained in said step (a).

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising the step of (c) printing said image information, wherein said step (c) prints out said statistical data.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising the step of (d) transmitting said image information, wherein said step (d) transmits said statistical data as facsimile data.

12. A method for detecting abnormal pixels, comprising the steps of:

(a) detecting abnormal pixels by reading a reference white board as a reference on a read line for reading a given document; and

(b) storing image information formed by the abnormal pixels,

wherein said step (a) detects said abnormal pixels caused by temporary deposits and stores results from detecting said abnormal pixels as statistical data.