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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Akihiro Matsuya, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Akihiro Matsuya, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Two main-scanning-color-group recognition units, each for measuring a degree of continuity of chromatic pixels in a main scanning direction are provided. A degree of continuity in a sub-scanning direction is measured by the degree of continuity of chromatic pixels in the main scanning direction determined by a different threshold.