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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 09, 2014
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Shiho, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus determines an orientation of an image according to acquired image information. The image processing apparatus includes an image information acquiring unit, a character string extracting unit, and an image orientation determining unit. The image information acquiring unit acquires image information. The character string extracting unit extracts a character string existing in a rectangular region surrounded by ruled lines or ruled lines and a periphery of the image in a partial area that is a part of the image and that meets a predetermined condition. The image orientation determining unit determines an orientation of the image according to a direction of the character string extracted by the character string extracting unit.