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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2005
Applicant:
Toshimi Yamamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Toshimi Yamamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H06F 7/04 (2006.01); H06F 17/30 (2006.01); H06F 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus can easily handle various kinds of documents including a special document and a normal document without problems of counterfeit by copy. The image processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus have a circuit for processing image data. A signal generating circuit generates a signal to prevent an image formation of a specified document. The signal generating circuit is detachably attached to the circuit for processing image data.