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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Hirokazu Shoda, Yokohama, JP;
Hirokazu Shoda, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To obtain an image with good visibility by identifying an original document as being a color original document or a monochrome original document for every original document and using processing suitable for each for an image read by the image reading device. To achieve the object, the invention includes: a color processing portionthat performs color image forming processing for a multi-color color original document made of more than one color; a color original document monochrome processing portionthat performs monochrome image forming processing for a monochromatic color original document made of a single color; a monochrome original document processing portionthat performs monochrome image forming processing different from the monochrome image forming processing by the color original document monochrome processing portionfor a monochrome original document; and a CPUthat enables appropriate selective use of the color processing portion, the color original document monochrome processing portion, and the monochrome original document processing portionfor each original document.