Image processing apparatus and method for determining whether an original contains a specified image
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- scanning means for scanning an original and generating electrical image data representing an image of the original to be processed;
processing means for processing the electrical image data supplied by said scanning means; and
determining means for determining whether or not the original represented by the electrical image data contains a specified image, based on the electrical image data supplied by said scanning means,wherein said scanning means scans the same original a plurality of times and said determining means performs its determination operation on the same original a plurality of times in response to scanning the original by said scanning means.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus and method includes a scanner for scanning an original and generating electrical image data representing an image of the original to be processed, a processor for processing the electrical image data supplied by the scanner, and a device for determining whether the original represented by the electrical image data contains a specified image based on the electrical image data supplied by the scanner. The scanner scans the original a plurality of times and the device performs its determination operation on the same original a plurality of times, once for each scanning operation.
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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scanning means for scanning an original and generating electrical image data representing an image of the original to be processed; processing means for processing the electrical image data supplied by said scanning means; and determining means for determining whether or not the original represented by the electrical image data contains a specified image, based on the electrical image data supplied by said scanning means, wherein said scanning means scans the same original a plurality of times and said determining means performs its determination operation on the same original a plurality of times in response to scanning the original by said scanning means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An image processing method comprising the steps of:
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scanning an original and generating electrical image data representing an image of the original to be processed; processing the electrical image data supplied; and determining whether or not the original represented by the electrical image data contains a specified image based on the electrical image data supplied, wherein said scanning step is carried out on the same original a plurality of times and said determining step is effected on the same original a plurality of times, once for each scanning.
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