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Image processing system

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1985-10-30
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Granted: 1987-01-27
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Expires: 2005-10-30
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Abstract

Abstract An image processing system has a density conversion table memory and a color conversion table memory. The density conversion table memory is addressed by first density pixel data of R, G and B components read out from an image memory, and generates second density pixel data predetermined as representative density pixel data of the first density pixel data. The color conversion table memory is addressed by the second density pixel data from the density conversion table memory, and generates color density pixel data, prepared in advance for color display, corresponding to the second density pixel data. The color density pixel data from the color conversion table memory is written in the image memory. When image display is preformed by utilizing the contents of the image memory, a color arrangement of a display image, different from that of the original image displayed by the first density image data, can be obtained.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshihisa Hattori
  • 👤 Nobuo Inoue

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 19:22
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/02; G09G5/06; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/56; H04N1/60; H04N1/62; H04N1/622

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
An image processing system having an image memory for storing an input image as first density pixel data of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) components to perform image display in accordance with storage contents of said image memory, comprising: a density conversion table memory addressed by the first density pixel data read out from said image memory, to generate second density pixel data predetermined as representative density pixel data of the first density pixel data; a color conversion table memory addressed by the second density pixel data read out from said density conversion table memory, to generate color density pixel data prepared for color display in advance; and means for writing in said image memory the color density pixel data read out from said color conversion table memory.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
An image processing system having an image memory for storing an input image as first density pixel data of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) components to perform image display in accordance with storage contents of said image memory, comprising: a density conversion table memory addressed by the first density pixel data read out from said image memory, to generate second density pixel data predetermined as representative density pixel data of the first density pixel data; a color conversion table memory addressed by the second density pixel data read out from said density conversion table memory, to generate color density pixel data prepared for color display in advance; and means for writing in said image memory the color density pixel data read out from said color conversion table memory.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 41 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said density conversion table memory comprises an R component pixel data density conversion table memory, a G component pixel data density conversion table memory, and a B component pixel data density conversion table memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 47 words
A system according to claim 2, further comprising an address register for linking the R, G and B component image data density data from said R, G and B component image data density conversion table memories, to generate an address for accessing said color conversion table memory.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1990-01-26 1990-07-28 1991-01-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1994-01-26 1994-07-28 1995-01-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1998-01-26 1998-07-28 1999-01-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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