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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1995
Kamon Hasuo, Kawasaki, JP;
Ryuichi Masuda, Funabashi, JP;
Yuichi Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Ken-Ichi Outa, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus and method includes a scanner for scanning an original and generating electrical image data representing an image of the original to be processed, a processor for processing the electrical image data supplied by the scanner, and a device for determining whether the original represented by the electrical image data contains a specified image based on the electrical image data supplied by the scanner. The scanner scans the original a plurality of times and the device performs its determination operation on the same original a plurality of times, once for each scanning operation.