Patent ID: 9374500
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a processor; and a computer readable medium encoded with a computer executable instructions performing the following steps of: acquiring scan data from a scan data generating unit, the scan data generating unit being configured to generate the scan data by optically reading a sheet being conveyed, the scan data representing a scanned image that includes an image indicative of the sheet, the sheet having a plurality of sides; detecting a plurality of edge lines from the scanned image by analyzing the scan data, the plurality of edge lines representing the plurality of sides, respectively; determining whether the plurality of edge lines include a non-linear edge line; and correcting, when the plurality of edge lines is determined to include a non-linear edge line, the scan data so that the non-linear edge line is changed to a linear edge line.