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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Yoshiaki Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshiaki Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image processing apparatus, after a rasterizer checks resolution of raster data, if the resolution of the raster data is lower than a predefined resolution, a barcode detector analyzes the raster data and detects a barcode area. If there is a barcode area, a barcode direction determining unit determines barcode direction, and a resolution convertor enhances resolution of the barcode on black planes in a direction perpendicular to the bar direction of the barcode.