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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Su-han Song, Seoul, KR;
Jung-tag Gong, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An image scanning apparatus includes a scanner configured to scan a manuscript and generate a plurality of scan images; a discriminator configured to calculate a color ratio regarding each of the generated plurality of scan images, compare the calculated color ratio and a predetermined reference value, and discriminate color or black and white regarding each of the generated plurality of scan images; and a controller configured to control the discriminator so that a same discrimination is performed regarding 'a scan image having a color ratio within a predetermined range including the predetermined reference value' of among the plurality of scan images.