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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Katsunari Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Shizuo Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masao Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Masatoshi Yaginuma, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a reading unit for reading an image on a document, a storage unit for storing image data output from the reading unit, an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording medium on the basis of the image data stored in the storage unit, a discrimination unit for discriminating whether or not a hole is present in the document read by the reading unit by analyzing the image data stored in the storage unit, and a control unit for, when the discrimination unit determines that the hole is present, controlling the image forming unit to form an image while masking an image in an area where the hole is present.