Image forming apparatus and method for activating scanned data processor based on captured image
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image capture device configured to capture an image of a user to generate a captured image;
a scanned data processor configured to perform at least a document scanning operation; and
circuitry configured todetermine whether or not the captured image shows that the user appearing in the captured image holds a document, andactivate the scanned data processor in response to the determination that the captured image shows that the user holds a document.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image capture device that captures a user image and generates a captured image, a document holding determination unit that determines whether or not the user appearing in the captured image holds a document based on the captured image, and a scanned data processor that performs processing including scanning the document. The scanned data processor is activated if the document holding determination unit determines that the user holds the document.
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture an image of a user to generate a captured image; a scanned data processor configured to perform at least a document scanning operation; and circuitry configured to determine whether or not the captured image shows that the user appearing in the captured image holds a document, and activate the scanned data processor in response to the determination that the captured image shows that the user holds a document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19)
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16. An image forming method, comprising:
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capturing an image of a user to generate a captured image; determining whether or not the captured image shows that the user appearing in the captured image holds a document; and activating a scanned data processor in response to the determination that the captured image shows that the user holds a document, the scanned data processor being configured to perform at least a document scanning operation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 20)
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17. A non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer, causes a processor of the computer to implement an image forming method, the method comprising:
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capturing an image of a user to generate a captured image; determining whether or not the captured image shows that the user appearing in the captured image holds a document; and activating a scanned data processor in response to the determination that the captured image shows that the user holds a document, the scanned data processor being configured to perform at least a document scanning operation.
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