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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1997
Tooru Fujii, Kyoto-fu, JP;
Genki Yotsui, Kyoto-fu, JP;
Tomohiko Hayakawa, Kyoto-fu, JP;
Shinya Sonoda, Kyoto-fu, JP;
Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Kyoto-fu, JP;
Kouichi Oomae, Kyoto-fu, JP;
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An image processing device and method for identifying an input image and a copier including such an image processing device and method. The image processing device forms a gradated image from the input image, determines whether the gradated image includes a specified pattern, extracts a portion of the input image corresponding to the specified pattern, and compares the extracted portion of the input image with a reference pattern to determine a degree of resemblance between the extracted portion of the input image and the reference pattern.