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Hiroshi Arai0
Date of Patent
October 12, 2010
0Patent Application Number
111547090
Date Filed
June 17, 2005
0Patent Primary Examiner
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An apparatus includes: a reading unit that obtains image data by reading a document through a reading glass; a detecting unit that detects a dirty place on the reading glass; a determining unit that determines a type of each area in the image data; an edge enhancing unit that applies an edge enhancement to each area based on the type determined; and a control unit that controls, when the type of an area determined is a text area, and when the area overlaps the dirty place detected, an amount of the edge enhancement for the area.
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