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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2019
Applicants:
Ayumu Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masamoto Nakazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Itoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Ayumu Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masamoto Nakazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Itoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/0087 (2013.01); H04N 1/6072 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a sensor and circuitry. The sensor is configured to read a visible spectrum and an invisible spectrum of an image. The circuitry is configured to separate the image read into a visible image and an invisible image and perform different image correction processes on the visible image and the invisible image, respectively.