Patent ID: 7100831
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: G01T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing a read-out image, comprising the steps of: i) moving scanning means for reciprocal scanning with respect to an image carrier, which carries image information thereon, and in a main scanning direction, ii) moving the scanning means with respect to the image carrier and in a sub-scanning direction, which intersects with the main scanning direction, and iii) performing photoelectric conversion of light, which comes from the image carrier, an electric image signal, which represents the image information carried on the image carrier, being acquired from the photoelectric conversion, wherein smoothing operation processing is performed on forward scanning image signal components and backward scanning image signal components, which have been acquired respectively in a forward scanning stage and a backward scanning stage consecutive in the reciprocal scanning, and with respect to the sub-scanning direction, a processed image signal, which represents the image information, being formed with the smoothing operation processing.