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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
May. 11, 2012
Masakazu Sakai, Ishikawa, JP;
Masaaki Sakai, Ishikawa, JP;
Yoshikazu Morita, Ishikawa, JP;
Yoshiro Kawamoto, Ishikawa, JP;
Yoshifumi Nomura, Ishikawa, JP;
Masakazu Sakai, Ishikawa, JP;
Masaaki Sakai, Ishikawa, JP;
Yoshikazu Morita, Ishikawa, JP;
Yoshiro Kawamoto, Ishikawa, JP;
Yoshifumi Nomura, Ishikawa, JP;
PFU Limited, Ishikawa, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image reading device comprising: a image capturing unit that captures a manuscript; a predetermined image pattern displayed in a region that is captured by the image capturing unit and provides a background of the manuscript; and a region determination unit that determines an image region corresponding to the manuscript, based on an image element corresponding to the image pattern and another image element corresponding to a shadow of the manuscript in an image captured by the image capturing unit.