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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Takashi Yamaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeo Miki, Machida, JP;
Kenji Miyazaki, Komae, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image processing method for inspecting an image includes creating synthetic image information in which information is synthesized with main image information in a visible state which the human eyes perceive in an invisible state which is hard to perceive with the human eyes, printing the synthetic image information onto a medium, acquiring an image printed on the medium as an inspection image information, extracting information embedded in the main image information from the inspection image acquired, and determining a fault in the image printed on the medium based on an extraction result of information.