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Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2012
Applicants:

Hiroshi Niina, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshiyuki Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiroshi Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;

Kenji Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;

Tatsuya Namiki, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Niina, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshiyuki Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiroshi Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;

Kenji Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;

Tatsuya Namiki, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/333 (2006.01); H04N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/33315 (2013.01); H04N 2201/33335 (2013.01); H04N 2201/33378 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is an image processing device including an image target separating unit that separates a read printed document into image targets, a page aggregation state determining unit that determines a page aggregation state of the read printed document based on a layout of the image targets separated by the image target separating unit, a printing direction determining unit that determines a printing direction of each of pages determined by the page aggregation state determining unit based on a features of each of the image targets separated by the image target separating unit, and a document format converting unit that converts a document format of the read printed document based on the results of the determination by the page aggregation state determining unit and the printing direction determining unit.


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