US 12,228,873 B2
Image processing apparatus
Yoshihito Hiroe, Tagata Shizuoka (JP)
Assigned to Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/522,123.
Application 18/522,123 is a continuation of application No. 17/679,040, filed on Feb. 23, 2022, granted, now 11,868,072.
Prior Publication US 2024/0094668 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/507 (2013.01) [H04N 1/00015 (2013.01); H04N 1/00039 (2013.01); H04N 1/00045 (2013.01); H04N 1/00063 (2013.01); H04N 1/00082 (2013.01); H04N 1/00809 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00569 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
a memory;
a scanner; and
a processor configured to:
control the scanner to read an image formed on a sheet along a reading direction, and store data of the read image in the memory,
determine a plurality of regions of the image,
select one of the regions based on a whiteness or saturation level of color thereof, and
add a first image indicating the reading direction to said one of the regions, and store data of the image to which the first image has been added in the memory.