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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Masaki Kashiwagi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsuji, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Masaki Kashiwagi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsuji, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01); G06K 9/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Based on input image data, an area where dots are to be put on by an area ratio that is greater than a second area ratio and less than a first area ratio is searched for, and sheet fingerprint information is obtained from the area found by searching.