DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING BASED ON PAPER FINGERPRINT

• US 20080266610A1
• Filed: 04/17/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Katsunari
• Granted Patent: US 8,031,378 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/3.28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00838 Preventing unauthorised reproduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00843 based on recognising a copy prohibited original, e.g. a banknote pattern authentication and markers therefor, forgery detection G06V20/95; character recognition G06V30/10; document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/40; testing paper currency or similar valuable papers for genuineness G07D7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00848 by detecting a particular original
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00851 externally to or remotely from the reproduction apparatus, e.g. using a connected apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp

Abstract

There is provided an image forming device that does not require an original image scanning operation upon copying of an original for the second time or later in a device for preventing illegal copying with the use of paper fingerprint information. Upon registration of the paper fingerprint information, original image data is scanned from the original. Also, the paper fingerprint information is scanned. The image forming device associates the original image data and the paper fingerprint information with each other to register them in an information processing device. Upon copying, paper fingerprint information scanned from an original is transmitted to the information processing device to request the device to determine whether or not the paper fingerprint information has been registered. If the paper fingerprint information has been registered is received, the original image data registered in association with the paper fingerprint information is retrieved from the information processing device.

Claims

1. An image forming device comprising:

a component for scanning original image data from an original;

a component for scanning paper fingerprint information from the original;

a component for associating the original image data and the paper fingerprint information with each other to register them in an information processing device;

a component for transmitting paper fingerprint information scanned from an original with the amount of light being smaller than that for usual scanning to the information processing device, and requesting the information processing device to determine whether or not the paper fingerprint information has been registered;

a component for, upon receipt of a result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has been registered, retrieving from the information processing device the original image data registered in association with the paper fingerprint information to apply image processing, or upon receipt of a result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has not been registered, applying the image processing to original image data scanned from the original with the amount of light for usual scanning; and

a component for printing out the image-processed original image data.

2. The image forming device of claim 1, wherein the component for registering, upon receipt of the result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has not been registered, further associates the original image data scanned from the original and the paper finger print information not having been registered with each other to register them in the information processing device.

3. The image forming device of claim 1, further comprising a component for scanning paper fingerprint information from paper subjected to the print out.

4. The image forming device of claim 2, further comprising a component for scanning paper fingerprint information from paper subjected to the print out.

5. An image forming device comprising:

a component for scanning original image data from an original;

a component for scanning paper fingerprint information from the original;

a component for storing the original image data and the paper fingerprint information;

a component for associating the original image data and the paper fingerprint information with each other to register them in the component for store;

a component for determining whether or not paper fingerprint information scanned from an original with the amount of light being smaller than that for usual scanning has been registered;

a component for, upon the component for determining outputting a result of the determination that the paper fingerprint information has been registered, applying image processing to the original image data registered in association with the paper fingerprint information, or upon the component for determining outputting a result of the determination that the paper fingerprint information has not been registered, applying the image processing to original image data scanned from the original with the amount of light for usual scanning; and

a component for printing out the image-processed original image data.

6. The image forming device of claim 5, wherein the component for registering, upon the component for determining outputting the result of the determination that the paper fingerprint information has not been registered, further associates the original image data scanned from the original and the paper fingerprint information not having been registered with each other to register them.

7. The image forming device of claim 5, further comprising a component for scanning paper fingerprint information from paper subjected to the print out.

8. The image forming device of claim 6, further comprising a component for scanning paper fingerprint information from paper subjected to the print out.

9. An image forming device comprising:

a component for scanning a plurality of pieces of original image data from an original comprising a plurality of pages;

a component for forming the plurality of pieces of original image data on a sheet of output paper;

a component for scanning paper fingerprint information from the output paper;

a component for associating the plurality of pieces of original image data and the paper fingerprint information with each other to register them in an information processing device;

a component for transmitting paper fingerprint information scanned from an original to the information processing device, and requesting the information processing device to determine whether or not the paper fingerprint information has been registered;

a component for, upon receipt of a result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has been registered, retrieving from the information processing device the plurality of pieces of original image data registered in association with the paper fingerprint information to apply image processing, or upon receipt of a result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has not been registered, applying the image processing to original image data scanned from the original; and

a component for printing out the image-processed original image data.

10. The image forming device of claim 9, wherein the component for applying the image processing, upon receipt of the result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has been registered, selects some pieces of original image data from the plurality of pieces of original image data registered in association with the paper fingerprint information, and applies the image processing to the some pieces of original image data.

11. The image forming device of claim 10, wherein the component for registering, upon receipt of the result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has not been registered, further associates the original image data scanned from the original and the paper fingerprint information not having been registered with each other to register them in the information processing device.

12. An image forming device comprising:

a component for scanning a URL for a Web page from an original printed with the URL;

a component for scanning paper fingerprint information from the original;

a component for associating the URL and the paper fingerprint information with each other to register them in a first information processing device;

a component for transmitting paper fingerprint information scanned from an original to the first information processing device, and requesting the first information processing device to determine whether or not the paper fingerprint information has been registered;

a component for, upon receipt of a result of the determination from the first information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has been registered, retrieving from the first information processing device the URL registered in association with the paper fingerprint information, and downloading the Web page indicated by the URL from a second information processing device to apply image processing, or upon receipt of a result of the determination from the first information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has not been registered, applying the image processing to original image data scanned from the original; and

a component for printing out the image-processed original image data.

13. The image forming device of claim 12, wherein the component for registering, upon receipt of the result of the determination from the first information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has not been registered, further associates a URL scanned from the original and the paper fingerprint information not having been registered with each other to register them.

14. The image forming device of claim 12, wherein the component for scanning a URL scans the URL embedded in the original with a digital watermark.

15. The image forming device of claim 13, wherein the component for scanning scans the URL embedded in the original with a digital watermark.

16. An image forming device comprising:

a component for scanning original image data from an original;

a component for forming on a plurality of sheets of output paper image data generated by synthesizing the original image data and a plurality of pieces of variable data;

a component for scanning respective pieces of paper fingerprint information from the plurality of sheets of output paper to acquire the plurality of pieces of paper fingerprint information;

a component for associating the plurality of pieces of variable data and the plurality of pieces of paper fingerprint information, respectively, to register them in an information processing device;

a component for transmitting paper fingerprint information scanned from an original to the information processing device, and requesting the information processing device to determine whether or not the paper fingerprint information has been registered; and

a component for, upon receipt of a result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has been registered, retrieving from the information processing device the variable data registered in association with the paper fingerprint information to print out it.