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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Hiroshi Sekine, Ebina, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawano, Ebina, JP;
Takanobu Otsubo, Ebina, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image processing apparatus where in an additional image storage unit, a color additional image is stored into a color image storage unit, and a black/white additional image is stored into a black/white image storage unit. A color judging unitjudges as to whether an input image corresponds to a color image, or a black/white image every page thereof. Based upon the judgment result of the color judging unit, an image synthesizing unitadds the color additional image stored in the color image storage unitto the input image when the input image is the color image, and adds the black/white additional image stored in the black/white image storage unitin the input image when the input image is the black/white image. Then, the image synthesizing unitoutputs the resulting image synthesized with the additional image. When the input image is the black/white image, the black/white additional image is added to this input image charge amount for the black/white image can be determined.