Image processing apparatus with anti-forgery function
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYutaka Udagawa, Masahiro Funada, Ken-ich Ohta, Yoichi Takaragi, Toshiyuki Kitamura, Eiji Ohta
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus having a function for detecting a specific original decides the degree of similarity between the image represented by input image signals and the image of a specific original which is not to be allowed to be copied, e.g., currency. The image processing apparatus determines the content of the image processing in accordance with the result of the decision, and processes the input image signals on the basis of the determined content.
Claims6
An image processing apparatus capable of connection to detachable discriminating means for discriminating a specific original, and generating a signal indicating the discrimination result, comprising:
- processing means for processing input image signals;
- connection mens for connecting the discriminating means, which is detachable from the apparatus and used for discriminatinq the specific original based on image information relating to the input image signals;
- transmitting means for transmitting the image information to the detachable discriminating means;
- detecting means for detecting whether the detachable discriminating means is connected with said connecting means or not;
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- control means for controlling the apparatus in accordance with the result of the detection made by said detecting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.