IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing method etc., which can exactly discriminate the type of image. SOLUTION: An image processing apparatus includes an automatic document type discrimination section 13 for discriminating the type of input image data. The automatic document type discrimination section 13 is capable of detecting whether each of plural types of halftone dot areas exists in the image data, and the automatic document type discrimination section discriminates the type of the image data. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT