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Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2007
Applicants:

Jun Fujimoto, Koto-ku, JP;

Nobuyuki Nonaka, Koto-ku, JP;

Takao Nireki, Koto-ku, JP;

Inventors:

Jun Fujimoto, Koto-ku, JP;

Nobuyuki Nonaka, Koto-ku, JP;

Takao Nireki, Koto-ku, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/74 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A sheet identifying device includes a reader for reading a sheet in a plurality of pixels, a respective one of which includes color information having a brightness, a predetermined size of which is defined as one unit. The sheet identifying device also includes a storage section for storing image data made up of the plurality of pixels read by the reader. Further, the sheet identifying device includes an increasing/decreasing section that increases/decreases a number of pixels in the image data. In addition, the sheet identifying device includes a sheet identifying section that identifies an authentication of the sheet, based upon the image data having the number of pixels increased/decreased by the increasing/decreasing section. The sheet identifying device further includes a variable wavelength light-emitting section which is capable of irradiating a print area of the sheet with light beams having different wavelengths.


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