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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2013
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hirokazu Shoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Hashizume, Chiba, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06K 15/16 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/1806 (2013.01); G06K 15/16 (2013.01); H04N 1/00 (2013.01); H04N 1/00633 (2013.01); H04N 1/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an image formed on a sheet, an erasing unit configured to erase the image formed on the sheet, and a controller configured to determine whether or not the image on the sheet as read by the reading unit is formed of an erasable material and prevent the sheet that is determined to have an image formed of the non-erasable material from being conveyed to the erasing unit.