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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Applicant:
Shingo Ohta, Chiba, JP;
Inventor:
Shingo Ohta, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic device includes a storage unit that stores therein input data, and a deleting unit that partially deletes the input data when the input data becomes unnecessary. The deleting unit deletes portions of the input data, each having a predetermined size, with predetermined or random spacing between the portions in row and column directions, or deletes only an effective portion of the input data.