IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,514,348
Granted Patent B2
US 9,514,348 · App. 14/635,516 · Granted Dec 6, 2016

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer readable medium

Inventors: Katsuya Koyanagi (Kanagawa, JP); Shigeru Okada (Kanagawa, JP); Minoru Sodeura (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroyuki Kishimoto (Kanagawa, JP); Shintaro Adachi (Kanagawa, JP); Shinji Hanaoka (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
G06K7/1443G06K7/10722G06K7/1439G06K9/2063H04N1/00
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Patent No.
US 9,514,348
App. No.
14/635,516
Granted
Dec 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a conversion unit. The acquisition unit acquires from a read image including a machine-readable code at least one of a position of the machine-readable code and character information included in the machine-readable code. The determination unit determines, based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit, a conversion method for a character code included in the machine-readable code. The conversion unit performs conversion of the character code in accordance with the conversion method determined by the determination unit.

Claims (26)

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

an acquisition unit that acquires from a read image including a machine-readable code at least one of a position of the machine-readable code and character information included in the machine-readable code;

a determination unit that determines, based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit, a conversion method for a character code included in the machine-readable code;

a conversion unit that performs conversion of the character code in accordance with the conversion method determined by the determination unit; and

a storage unit that stores conversion method identification information for each of a plurality of character codes, each character code being stored in association with program information identifying a conversion program to be used for conversion of the plurality of character codes, respectively,

the conversion method identification information including at least one of information indicating a position of the machine-readable code in image information and information indicating a type of data recorded in the machine-readable code in association with the program information identifying a conversion program to be used for conversion of the character code,

wherein the conversion unit converts the data recorded in the machine-readable code into an output character code by executing the conversion program which is associated with the conversion method identification information corresponding to machine-readable code information acquired by the acquisition unit.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein a first machine-readable code included in image information for identification of a character code conversion method and a second machine-readable code including data recorded in a predetermined character code are formed separately in the image information, and

wherein the acquisition unit acquires machine-readable code information including at least one of a position of the first machine-readable code and a type of the data recorded in the second machine-readable code from the image information.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the acquisition unit identifies a machine-readable code corresponding to a predetermined type in the image information as the first machine-readable code.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the acquisition unit identifies a machine-readable code formed in a predetermined conversion method specification region in a medium as the first machine-readable code.

5. An image processing method comprising:

acquiring from a read image including a machine-readable code at least one of a position of the machine-readable code and character information included in the machine-readable code;

determining, based on the acquired information, a conversion method for a character code included in the machine-readable code;

performing conversion of the character code in accordance with the determined conversion method;

storing conversion method identification information for each of a plurality of character codes, each character code being stored in association with program information identifying a conversion program to be used for conversion of the plurality of character codes, respectively,

the conversion method identification information including at least one of information indicating a position of the machine-readable code in image information and information indicating a type of data recorded in the machine-readable code in association with the program information identifying a conversion program to be used for conversion of the character code; and

converting the data recorded in the machine-readable code into an output character code by executing the conversion program which is associated with the conversion method identification information corresponding to machine-readable code information acquired.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for image processing, the process comprising:

acquiring from a read image including a machine-readable code at least one of a position of the machine-readable code and character information included in the machine-readable code;

determining, based on the acquired information, a conversion method for a character code included in the machine-readable code;

performing conversion of the character code in accordance with the determined conversion method;

storing conversion method identification information for each of a plurality of character codes, each character code being stored in association with program information identifying a conversion program to be used for conversion of the plurality of character codes, respectively,

the conversion method identification information including at least one of information indicating a position of the machine-readable code in image information and information indicating a type of data recorded in the machine-readable code in association with the program information identifying a conversion program to be used for conversion of the character code; and

converting the data recorded in the machine-readable code into an output character code by executing the conversion program which is associated with the conversion method identification information corresponding to machine-readable code information acquired.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058287/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2015
From: KOYANAGI, KATSUYA; OKADA, SHIGERU; SODEURA, MINORU; KISHIMOTO, HIROYUKI; ADACHI, SHINTARO; HANAOKA, SHINJI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035067/0750 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-048615 · Mar 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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