IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus that has a paper fingerprint information acquisition unit for reading a paper fingerprint and a paper fingerprint information collation unit for reading paper fingerprint information acquired by said paper fingerprint information acquisition unit and collating it with other paper fingerprint information,whereinsaid paper fingerprint information acquisition unit includes an image area detection unit for detecting a location where an image area are included, as the paper fingerprint acquisition area.
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Abstract
The invention provides an image processing apparatus capable of registering a paper fingerprint at a position that considers matching accuracy and security and a method therefor. The image forming apparatus executes: a paper fingerprint information acquisition step of reading a paper fingerprint; a paper fingerprint registration determination step of determining whether paper fingerprint information acquired in the paper fingerprint information acquisition step is suitable as a paper fingerprint for paper; and a paper fingerprint registration step of registering a paper fingerprint detected in the paper fingerprint registration determination step as a paper fingerprint for the paper.
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26 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus that has a paper fingerprint information acquisition unit for reading a paper fingerprint and a paper fingerprint information collation unit for reading paper fingerprint information acquired by said paper fingerprint information acquisition unit and collating it with other paper fingerprint information,
wherein said paper fingerprint information acquisition unit includes an image area detection unit for detecting a location where an image area are included, as the paper fingerprint acquisition area.
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5. An image formation method of a system capable of scanning paper and specifying the paper based on a characteristic of its fiber,
comprising: -
a paper fingerprint information acquisition step of reading a paper fingerprint by a paper fingerprint information acquisition unit; and a paper fingerprint information collation step of reading paper fingerprint information acquired in said paper fingerprint information acquisition step by a paper fingerprint information collation unit and collating it with other paper fingerprint information; wherein said paper fingerprint information acquisition step includes an image area detection step of detecting a location where an image area are included, as the paper fingerprint acquisition area, by an image area detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 23, 24)
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9. An image processing apparatus,
comprising: -
a paper fingerprint information acquisition unit for reading a paper fingerprint; an area determination unit for determining an area to acquire paper fingerprint information by said paper fingerprint information acquisition unit; and a paper fingerprint registration unit for registering a paper fingerprint of the area determined by said area determination unit as a paper fingerprint for the paper. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image formation method of an image processing apparatus,
comprising: -
a paper fingerprint information acquisition step of reading a paper fingerprint by a paper fingerprint information acquisition unit; an area determination step of determining an area to acquire paper fingerprint information in said paper fingerprint information acquisition step by an area determination unit; and a paper fingerprint registration step of registering a paper fingerprint in the area determined in said area determination step as a paper fingerprint for paper by a paper fingerprint registration unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26)
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