Unauthorized copy preventing system, unauthorized copy preventing method, unauthorized copy preventing program and computer-readable recording medium storing said program
Abstract
An unauthorized copy preventing system for preventing unauthorized copy of an image in an image forming apparatus which carries out image forming, by carrying out predetermined processing on digital image information, includes: a digital signal processor for image processing configured to carry out predetermined image processing on an input image; a digital signal processor for security processing configured to prevent an unauthorized copy; and a digital signal processor control device configured to produce an unauthorized copy determination result for determining whether or not an unauthorized copy is to be carried out on the digital image information by the digital signal processor for image processing.

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| EP0751663A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | Y | Search report | 8,21 |
| US2003009656A1 | Cites | United States of America | Y | Search report | 1-22 |
| US6272248B1 | Cites | United States of America | XY | Search report | 1 |
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| US2005219604A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1564982A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US7684065B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| EP1564982B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 |
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- 1564982
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1564982
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1564982
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- 5250589
- Application, DOCDB
- 05250589
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20050250589
Titles3
- German
- System, Verfahren und Programm zur Verhinderung vom unauthorisierten Kopieren, und computerlesbares Medium auf dem das Programm gespeichert ist
- English
- Unauthorized copy preventing system, unauthorized copy preventing method, unauthorized copy preventing program and computer-readable recording medium storing said program
- French
- Système, procédé et logiciel pour la prévention des copies non-autorisées, et support lisible par ordinateur portant le logiciel
Classification
- CPC, 7
- H04N1/0084
- H04N1/00864
- H04N1/00872
- H04N1/00928
- H04N1/00973
- H04N1/32561
- H04N1/32571
- IPC, 8
- B41J29 00
- H04N1 00
- B41J5 30
- G03G21 00
- G06T1 20
- G06T7 00
- H04N1 32
- H04N1 40
Designated states36
- Contracting states, 30
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
and 6 moreShow fewer
- Portugal
- Romania
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 6
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Latvia
- North Macedonia
- Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro (until 2006)