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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yohsuke Konishi, Osaka, JP;
Atsuhisa Morimoto, Osaka, JP;
Teruhiko Matsuoka, Osaka, JP;
Daisaku Imaizumi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00442 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image determining apparatus of the present invention includes an image type determining section () which determines whether an image is a scanned image or a captured image; and a compact PDF file generation determining section () which (a) extracts (i) a feature regarding a resolution from the scanned image or (ii) a feature regarding a blur from the captured image and (b) determines, on the basis of the extracted feature, whether or not the image is suitable for the conversion.