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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukio Sakano, Fuchu, JP;
Hiromi Okubo, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358461 ; 358462 ; 358455 ;
Abstract
An image processing device includes a first unit for detecting a pixel at which a predetermined local variation of image data occurs, a second unit for detecting a density relating to the above pixel within a predetermined scanning area, and a third unit for determining whether or not the image data forms a dotted-image area on the basis of the density detected by the second unit.