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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoichi Shimazawa, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/46 ; G06K 9/66 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/46 ; G06K 9/66 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus having an image judgement section for judging whether or not a specific pattern image is included in at least a part of the image data input from an image input section, and a central processing unit for controlling the output of an image based on the judgement result by the image judgement section, wherein the image judgement section comprises a plurality of specific pattern image control tables for controlling different specific pattern images, respectively, and every time image data is input from the image data input section, the order of the plurality of specific pattern image control tables is changed over to perform the image judgement.