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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
Applicant:
Yoichi Kanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yoichi Kanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/167 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scanner device that optically reads an image comprises a protect specification data detection unit that detects a protect specification data which is contained in the read image to request protection of image data of the image. A protected image data creation unit encrypts the image data of the image containing the protect specification data, in response to a detection signal of the protect specification data detection unit that indicates that the protect specification data in the image has been detected, so that a protected image data is created.