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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Ryuichi Okumura, Osaka, JP;
Ryuichi Okumura, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An image reader includes: an average calculation unit which calculates an average Dof pixel values of pixels existing in an area corresponding to a striped image in a document image read by a scanning unit; a judgment unit which judges whether the average Dis a value between judgment reference values Dand Dwhere (D<D<D); and a correction unit which executes replacement processing to replace a pixel value of each pixel in an area corresponding to the striped image with to a pixel value calculated based on a pixel value of a peripheral pixel if D<D<Dis not satisfied and maintains the pixel value of each pixel in the area corresponding to the striped image without performing the replacement processing if D<D<Dis satisfied.