Abstract: An isolated point detection portion detects an isolated point in image data input from an image data adjustment portion. An isolated point removal portion makes a replacement of image data at a point of an isolated point detected by the isolated point detection portion. An edge identification portion performs edge identification for identifying a character region for the image data from which the isolated point has been removed by the isolated point removal portion. In this technique, edge identification is performed after the isolated point is erased by performing isolated point identification as a preliminary step of edge identification, so that isolated point noise can be removed with high accuracy.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of outputting a document comprises a security layer generator that generates a security layer having security information as an image, a document generator that generates a document having the security information by giving to the document the security layer generated by the generator, and an output portion that outputs the generated document having the security information.

Abstract: A multibeam scanning optical apparatus incluses a controller which specifies laser diodes which are emitting light normally and arranged in a continuous row, a memory having a plurality of area in which image data are stored, a write-in controller which causes image data for each line to be written into only areas of memory corresponding to the specified laser diodes when any of the laser diodes suffers a failure, a read-out controller which causes the image data for each line to be read out simultaneously from the areas of memory corresponding to the specified laser diodes and a driver which performs light emission control only with respect to the specified laser diodes.

Abstract: On receiving Fax data, an image forming apparatus determines whether or not a security code is superimposed on the Fax image and, if it is superimposed, stores the content of the security code. The Fax image data is stored in a memory or a hard disk drive. The image forming apparatus searches a management code to be input for printing the stored image, on the basis of the read security code. If the management code associated with the stored image is input, the image forming apparatus permits the image to be printed.

Abstract: On receiving FAX image data, an image forming apparatus determines whether or not a security code is superimposed on the image data. If superimposed, the image forming apparatus stored the content of the security code and erases the superimposed security code from the image. Thereafter, the image forming apparatus creates a higher-resolution security code including the same information as that of the stored security code. The FAX image is converted into a higher-resolution image. The higher-resolution security code is superimposed on the FAX image with a higher resolution resulted from the conversion, and the resultant FAX image is printed.

Abstract: A two-beam scanning optical apparatus includes a first beam generating device, a second beam generating device, a judging unit which judges whether the second beam generating device is operating normally or not, a raster signal processing unit which outputs a raster signal each time if the judging unit judges that the second beam generating device is operable, and which outputs a raster signal every other time if the judging unit judges that the second beam generating device is not operable and a control unit which performs image formation by using the first beam generating device and the second beam generating device based on the raster signal output every other time, and which performs image formation by using only the first beam generating device based on the raster signal output each time.

Abstract: A multibeam scanning optical apparatus incluses a controller which specifies laser diodes which are emitting light normally and arranged in a continuous row, a memory having a plurality of area in which image data are stored, a write-in controller which causes image data for each line to be written into only areas of memory corresponding to the specified laser diodes when any of the laser diodes suffers a failure, a read-out controller which causes the image data for each line to be read out simultaneously from the areas of memory corresponding to the specified laser diodes and a driver which performs light emission control only with respect to the specified laser diodes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor switching circuit and a semiconductor device using the switching circuit that can maintain sufficient isolation characteristics even when dealing with high frequency signals. The semiconductor switching circuit includes a first semiconductor switching element connected between a first terminal and a second terminal, a second semiconductor switching element, one end of the second switching element being connected to one of the first and second terminals, and an open stub connected to the other end of the second switching element.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor switching circuit and a semiconductor device using the switching circuit that can maintain sufficient isolation characteristics even when dealing with high frequency signals. The semiconductor switching circuit includes a first semiconductor switching element connected between a first terminal and a second terminal, a second semiconductor switching element, one end of the second switching element being connected to one of the first and second terminals, and an open stub connected to the other end of the second switching element.