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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Fadi Rouhana, Fairport, NY (US);
Larry Kovnat, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Fadi Rouhana, Fairport, NY (US);
Larry Kovnat, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for overwriting image data in an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes an image control unit having a central processing unit and an image control unit for receiving image data. The image control unit stores image data on a non-volatile storage apparatus. A memory includes an overwrite application program for generating a string of random numbers and overwriting the image data with patterns from the string of random numbers.