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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Inventor:
Milong Sabandith, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/44 (2006.01); H04N 1/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/4493 (2013.01); G06F 3/1222 (2013.01); G06F 3/1242 (2013.01); H04N 1/00803 (2013.01); H04N 1/121 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for obfuscating indicia on reused printing media includes a scanner and a printer. A sheet feeder communicates a paper sheet for scanning and the sheet is scanned to generate a digital image which is analyzed to determine a presence of indicia on the paper surface. One or more areas of the paper surface containing indicia are identified and an overprint is commenced in the one or more areas encompassing identifiable indicia. The overprinted sheet containing the indicia and the overprint is then erased.