Image reading or processing with ability to prevent copying of certain originals
First Claim
1. A controlling method for controlling an image forming apparatus which sequentially forms a plurality of color component images on a medium to produce a color image, said method comprising the steps of:
- inputting color image data representing an original;
judging whether the original is a specific image based on the color image data; and
controlling the image forming apparatus based on the judgment, in a case where the original is the specific image, such that accurate image forming of at least one, but not all, of the plurality of color component images is prevented.
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Abstract
There is disclosed an apparatus for image reading or processing, that can precisely identify a particularly pattern, such as of banknotes or securities faithful copying of which is to be prohibited. The apparatus is provided with a detecting unit for detecting positional information of an original image, and a discriminating unit for extracting the pattern data of a certain part of the original image and discriminating whether the original image is the predetermined image, based on the similarity between the pattern data and the predetermined pattern.
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1. A controlling method for controlling an image forming apparatus which sequentially forms a plurality of color component images on a medium to produce a color image, said method comprising the steps of:
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inputting color image data representing an original; judging whether the original is a specific image based on the color image data; and controlling the image forming apparatus based on the judgment, in a case where the original is the specific image, such that accurate image forming of at least one, but not all, of the plurality of color component images is prevented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A controlling apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus which sequentially forms a plurality of color component images on a medium to produce a color image, comprising:
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input means for inputting color image data representing an original; judging means for judging whether the original is a specific image based on the color image data; and controlling means for controlling the image forming apparatus based on the judgment of said judging means, in a case where the original is the specific image, such that accurate image forming of at least one, but not all, of the plurality of color component images is prevented. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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