Patent ID: 9094630
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a scanning unit that includes a light source and is configured to scan a document to be scanned with the light source at a first illumination position not resulting in halation caused by light of the light source output to the document, and scan the document by moving the light source to a second illumination position resulting in halation caused by the light output to the document; a gloss detecting unit configured to detect a glossy portion of the document based on images scanned at the first illumination position and the second illumination position; and a glossy information processing unit configured to perform a predetermined process by using information represented by the detected glossy portion, wherein the glossy information processing unit includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit the image of the document scanned at the first illumination position to an addressee represented by the glossy portion of the scanned document detected by the gloss detecting unit.