Image processing device, image reading device, and image forming apparatus

An image processing device comprising:

• a clip region recognition section that recognizes each region of original documents as a clip region, the original documents being included in an image;
• an inclination detection section that detects an inclination of each of the clip regions;
• a clip region selection section that selects one clip region out of the clip regions;
• an inclination correction section that corrects an inclination of the image based on the inclination of the selected one clip region;
• a clip processing section that cuts out the one clip region from the image having been subjected to the inclination correction;
• a first processing control section that performs a first clip processing on each of all the clip regions recognized by the clip region recognition section, the first clip processing including processing of:
• allowing the clip region selection section to select the one clip region;
• subsequently allowing the inclination correction section to correct the inclination of the image based on the inclination of the selected one clip region;
• and subsequently allowing the clip processing section to cut out the selected one clip region from the image having been subjected to the inclination correction;
• a second processing control section that performs a second clip processing, the second clip processing including processing of:
• allowing the clip region selection section to select the one clip region;
• subsequently allowing the inclination correction section to correct the inclination of the image based on the inclination of the selected one clip region;
• and subsequently allowing the clip processing section to cut out all the clip regions from the image having been subjected to the inclination correction;
• and
• a control section that selects, in accordance with a predetermined condition, either one of the first clip processing performed by the first processing control section and the second clip processing performed by the second processing control section.