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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Taro Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Taro Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/32 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A detecting unit detects output-prohibit area information indicating an output-prohibit area from image data. An identifying unit identifies the output-prohibit area in the image data based on the output-prohibit area information detected by the detecting unit. A masking unit performs a masking on the output-prohibit area identified by the identifying unit. A rearranging unit rearranges an image of an area other than the output-prohibit area over the output-prohibit area on which the masking is performed by the masking unit. An outputting unit outputs image data obtained by rearranging the image by the rearranging unit.