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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2005
Shiho Toyonori, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Endoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kowada, Saitama, JP;
Nobuaki Tomidokoro, Kanagawa, JP;
Shiho Toyonori, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Endoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kowada, Saitama, JP;
Nobuaki Tomidokoro, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a controlling unit that controls all units of the image forming apparatus, a reading unit that reads an image, a processing unit that generates image data based on the image read, a recognizing unit that recognizes a ground tint pattern in the image read, and a detecting unit that detects an abnormality in the recognizing unit. When the recognizing unit recognizes a ground tint pattern in an image read, the controlling unit controls the processing unit to perform a special processing on the image. When the detecting unit detects an abnormality in the recognizing unit, the controlling unit controls the image forming apparatus according to the abnormality.