Image processing apparatus, image processing method, computer-readable medium and computer data signal
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorMasahiro Kato
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a document image acquiring unit, a first specifying unit and a second specifying unit. The document image acquiring unit acquires a document image representing a document. The first specifying unit specifies positions, in the document image, of a plurality of areas in interest which are arranged in a specific direction and which correspond to each other. The second specifying unit specifies a start position of an item in the document, based on the positions of the areas in interest.
Claims11
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a document image acquiring unit that acquires a document image representing a document;
- a first specifying unit that specifies positions, in the document image, of a plurality of areas in interest which are arranged in a specific direction and which correspond to each other;
- and
- a second specifying unit that specifies a start position of an item in the document, based on the positions of the areas in interest.
An image processing method comprising:
- acquiring a document image representing a document;
- specifying positions, in the document image, of a plurality of areas in interest which are arranged in a specific direction and which correspond to each other;
- and
- specifying a start position of an item in the document, based on the positions of the areas in interest.
A computer-readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute image processing, the image processing comprising:
- acquiring a document image representing a document;
- specifying positions, in the document image, of a plurality of areas in interest which are arranged in a specific direction and which correspond to each other;
- and
- specifying a start position of an item in the document, based on the positions of the areas in interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.