Image processing apparatus

Abstract

An image processing apparatus comprises a memory configured to store a scanned image obtained by scanning a document placement area, and a processor configured to detect an image of each original document from the scanned image, specify a placement state of each original document, and generate data in a data format corresponding to the placement state of each original document in the image.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An image processing apparatus, comprising:
 a memory configured to store a scanned image obtained by scanning a document placement area; and   a processor configured to detect an image of each original document from the scanned image, specify a placement state of each original document, and generate data in a data format corresponding to the placement state of each original document in the image.   
     
     
         2 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the processor is configured to specify whether the original document is placed vertically or horizontally as the placement state.   
     
     
         3 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the processor is configured to determine as the data format corresponding to the placement state of each original document in the image, either a format in which each of the images of the original documents is set as individual data or a format in which the images of the original documents are set collectively as one data.   
     
     
         4 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the processor is configured to store the individual data of the original documents in respective separate files, and to store the one data of the original documents in a single file.   
     
     
         5 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a scanner configured to generate the scanned image, wherein   the processor is configured to store data in the data format corresponding to the placement state in a storage device.   
     
     
         6 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a printer configured to print an image on a sheet based on the data in the data format corresponding to the placement state generated by the processor.   
     
     
         7 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to perform a processing to correct an inclination of the original documents extracted from the scanned image. 
     
     
         8 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform a processing to increase an image quality of the image of the original documents extracted from the scanned image. 
     
     
         9 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the processing to increase the image quality includes at least one of a filter processing, a variable magnification processing, a density adjustment processing or a gradation processing on the document image. 
     
     
         10 . A method of processing a scanned image in image processing apparatus, comprising:
 storing a scanned image obtained by scanning a document placement area;   detecting an image of each original document from the scanned image;   specifying a placement state of each original document; and   generating data in a data format corresponding to the placement state of each original document in the image.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein said specifying the placement state includes specifying whether the original document is placed vertically or horizontally. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 determining the data format corresponding to the placement state of each original document in the image as either a format in which each of the images of the original documents is set as individual data or a format in which the images of the original documents are set collectively as one data.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 storing the individual data of the original documents in respective separate files; and   storing the one data of the original documents in a single file.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 storing data in the data format corresponding to the placement state in a storage device.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 printing an image on a sheet based on the data in the data format corresponding to the placement state generated by the processor.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 performing a processing to correct an inclination of the original documents extracted from the scanned image.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , further comprising:
 performing a processing to increase an image quality of the image of the original documents extracted from the scanned image.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 17 , wherein the processing to increase the image quality includes at least one of a filter processing, a variable magnification processing, a density adjustment processing or a gradation processing on the document image.