US Patent Application 18195384. IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD simplified abstract

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

Organization Name

SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

NAOYA Arifuku of Osaka (JP)

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18195384 titled 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

Simplified Explanation

- The patent describes a technology that includes various components for processing and recognizing characters in an input image. - The technology includes an acquirer that obtains the input image and a character recognizer that performs character recognition processing to identify characters in the image. - An image processor then applies image processing techniques to the input image based on the results of the character recognition processing. - An outputter is responsible for generating an output file, which can include either the result of the image processing or the result of the character recognition processing. - The technology also includes a controller that can restrict the use of the character recognition processing result in the output file, regardless of the initial settings. - This means that when a specific second setting is enabled, the controller prevents the use of the character recognition result in the output file, regardless of any other settings. - The purpose of this restriction is not specified in the abstract.

Original Abstract Submitted

Provided is a technology or the like including an acquirer that acquires an input image, a character recognizer that performs character recognition processing for recognizing a character included in the input image based on a first setting, an image processer that executes image processing on the input image based on a result of the character recognition processing, an outputter that outputs an output file using at least one of a result of the image processing and the result of the character recognition processing, and a controller that restricts, when a second setting is set, a use of the result of the character recognition processing in the outputter regardless of the first setting.