Patent ID: 9013721
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an area setting unit configured to set a reading area on the basis of a page number; a reading unit configured to read image data in the reading area of two consecutive pages; a number recognizing unit configured to recognize a number from a result of reading the two consecutive pages by the reading unit; a number determining unit configured to compare results of recognizing of the two consecutive pages by the number recognizing unit, determine a presence of consecutive numbers, and determine one of the consecutive numbers as the page number; a number deleting unit configured to delete the page number from the image data determined by the number determining unit; a number adding unit configured to add a new page number to the image data from which the page number has been added; and a number blurring unit configured to perform a blurring process for shading the recognized number with a pattern if the number determining unit does not determine that there are consecutive numbers.