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1. An image processing method for use in a printer driver for use with a device having an operating system, a forgery preventing module, and a display driver said method comprising the steps of: the printer driver receiving an instruction for a printing process, judging whether an image corresponding to an image signal developed represents a specified image according to the printing process, and outputting a result obtained in said judging step so as to use the result in a processing of said image signal; wherein the forgery preventing module in the operating system outputs an instruction for executing a predetermined display to the display driver according to the result obtained in said judging step and output in said outputting step.
2. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 1,
wherein the forgery preventing module in the operating system outputs an instruction for terminating a spooling operation according to the result obtained in said judging step.
3. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 1,
wherein said judging step executes judgement using template matching.
4. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 1,
wherein said predetermined display indicates that the image is an image of which reproduction is inhibited.
5. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 4,
wherein when an instruction for printing is issued after the display, log information is stored in memory means.
6. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 1,
wherein said judging step executes judgement for an image corresponding to the image signal and plural specific images.
7. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 1,
wherein said judging step executes judgement with an image signal obtained by spatial thinning of the image signal.
8. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 1,
wherein said judging step executes with an image signal obtained by reducing the number of bits of the image signal.
9. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 1,
wherein said judging step terminates when there is obtained a high judgment rate indicating that the image corresponding to the obtained image signal is a specific image.
10. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 1,
wherein, said judging step executes judgement with the image signal obtained by spatial thinning of the image signal and, when a result of the judgement indicates a high probability of a specific image, said judging step executes judgement with the image signal without thinning.
11. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 10,
wherein said judgment with the unthinned image signal is executed with only the image signal of an area containing an object of judgment in the thinned image signal.
12. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 10,
wherein said judging step executes the second judgement using the unthinned image signal when a high judgment rate is obtained in the first judgment using the thinned image signal for two kinds of judgements provided for a same specific image.
13. A printer adapted for printing an image from the printer driver according to claim 1.
14. An image processing method for use in a printer driver for use with a device having an operating system and a forgery preventing module, said method comprising the steps of: the printer driver receiving an instruction for a printing process, judging whether an image corresponding to an image signal developed represents a specified image according to the printing process, and outputting a result obtained in said judging step so as to use the result in processing of said image signal; wherein the forgery preventing module in the operating system outputs an instruction for terminating a spooling operation according to the result obtained in said judging step and output in said outputting step.
15. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 14,
wherein said judging step executes judgement using template matching.
16. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 14,
wherein said judging step executes judgement for an image corresponding to the image signal and plural specific images.
17. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 14,
wherein said judging step executes judgement with an image signal obtained by spatial thinning of the image signal.
18. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 14,
wherein said judging step executes with an image signal obtained by reducing the number of bits of the image signal.
19. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 14,
wherein said judging step terminates when there is obtained a high judgment rate indicating that the image corresponding to the obtained image signal is a specific image.
20. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 14,
wherein, said judging step executes judgement with the image signal obtained by spatial thinning of the image signal and, when a result of the judgement indicates a high probability of a specific image, said judging step executes judgement with the image signal without thinning.
21. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 20,
wherein said judgment with the unthinned image signal is executed with only the image signal of an area containing an object of judgment in the thinned image signal.
22. An image processing method for use in a printer driver according to claim 20,
wherein said judging step executes the second judgement using the unthinned image signal when a high judgment rate is obtained in the first judgment using the thinned image signal for two kinds of judgements provided for a same specific image.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A thin fan structure comprising:
a driving unit having a base, a coil circuit board disposed on the base and a fixed shaft; and
a rotating unit having a bearing, a fan blade, a magnet and an iron-containing metal sheet, wherein the bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring, the fan blade, the magnet and the iron-containing metal sheet are fixed at the outer ring of the bearing, the inner ring of the bearing is fixed at the shaft of the driving unit and the coil circuit board of the driving unit may drive the rotating unit to turn around, the fan blade having a cavity containing the iron-containing metal sheet and the magnet so as to be effectively integrated and reducing an axial thickness;
the fan blade, the magnet and the iron-containing metal sheet each having a surface simultaneously engaging and being in direct contact with the outer ring of the bearing to increase contact area with the bearing and raise mechanical strength.
2. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the driving unit further has an insulation sheet disposed between the base and the coil circuit board.
3. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the shaft is fixed at the base.
4. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the driving unit further has a shaft frame disposed on the coil circuit board and the shaft is fixed at the shaft frame.
5. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 4, wherein the shaft frame has a plurality of position pillars that penetrate and are fixed at the coil circuit board.
6. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the magnet has a magnetizing surface that faces the coil circuit board and is perpendicular to a central line of the shaft.
7. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the fan blade has a central aperture for disposing the bearing.
8. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the iron-containing metal sheet is a silicon steel sheet, wherein the driving unit further has an insulation sheet disposed between the base and the coil circuit board and wherein the driving unit further has a shaft frame disposed on the coil circuit board and the shaft is fixed at the shaft frame.
9. A thin fan structure comprising:
a driving unit having a coil circuit board and a fixed shaft; and
a rotating unit having a bearing and a rotor, wherein the bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring, the rotor at least has a fan blade and a magnet, the rotor is fixed at the outer ring of the bearing, the inner ring of the bearing is fixed at the shaft of the driving unit and the coil circuit board of the driving unit may drive the rotating unit to turn around, the fan blade having a cavity containing the magnet so as to be effectively integrated and reducing an axial thickness;
the fan blade and the magnet each having a surface simultaneously engaging and being in direct contact with the outer ring of the bearing to increase contact area with the bearing and raise mechanical strength.
10. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the driving unit further has a base to dispose the coil circuit board.
11. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 10, wherein the driving unit further has an insulation sheet disposed between the base and the coil circuit board.
12. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 10, wherein the shaft is fixed at the base.
13. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 12, wherein the base has a fixing groove to dispose the shaft.
14. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the driving unit further has a shaft frame disposed on the coil circuit board and the shaft is fixed at the shaft frame.
15. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 14, wherein the shaft frame has a plurality of position pillars that penetrate and are fixed at the coil circuit board.
16. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the magnet has a magnetizing surface that faces the coil circuit board and is perpendicular to a central line of the shaft.
17. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the fan blade has a central aperture for disposing the bearing.
18. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the rotor is fixed by means of fixing the fan blade at the outer ring of the bearing.
19. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the rotor is fixed by means of fixing the magnet at the outer ring of the bearing.
20. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the rotor further has an iron-containing metal sheet and is fixed by means of fixing the iron-containing metal sheet at the outer ring of the bearing.