Patent ID: 7161714
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a document reading unit configured to read a document at a constant speed and to generate image data comprising a digital signal; a size detection unit configured to detect a size of said document read by said document reading unit, wherein the size detection unit is configured to detect the size of said document after said document is read by said document reading unit; a storing unit configured to store the image data generated by said document reading unit in association with information about the detected size of said read document; an enlargement/reduction specifying unit configured to specify an enlargement/reduction condition when said read document is to be output; an enlargement/reduction factor calculating unit configured to calculate an enlargement/reduction factor based on the information about the size of said read document stored in said storing unit and the enlargement/reduction condition specified by said enlargement/reduction specifying unit; and an enlargement/reduction unit configured to carry out enlargement/reduction of the image data stored in said storing unit based on the enlargement/reduction factor calculated by said enlargement/reduction factor calculating unit, wherein said document reading unit reads the document prior to specification of said enlargement/reduction condition.