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Image processing system
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1985-04-18
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Granted: 1987-05-19
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Expires: 2005-04-18
Abstract
Abstract An image processing system for recording or reproducing image information includes: a reader for photo-electrically reading image information from a photo disc; a movable storage medium such as a photo sensitive drum in which image information has been stored; a recorder such as a printer for recording on a recording medium the image information read out from the reader; and a signal transmitter such as a line buffer memory for transmitting the image information read out by the reader to the recorder in response to a synchronization signal from the recorder, in which this synchronization signal and a synchronization signal of the reader are formed on the basis of the same internal reference clock of the recorder. With this system, the successive image information can be stably and certainly recorded or reproduced on a nearly real-time basis without using a page memory.
Inventors
- 👤 Takaaki Ashinuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/36; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3285; H04N2201/329; H04N2201/3292
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
An image processing system comprising: a movable storage medium in which image information is stored; reproducing means for reproducing image information stored in said storage medium in response to a synchronization signal; recording means for recording on a recording member the image information reproduced by said reproducing means; and signal transmitting means for transmitting the image information reproduced by said reproducing means to said recording means in response to a synchronization signal from said recording means, wherein the synchronization signal of said recording means and the synchronization signal of said reproducing means are formed on the basis of the same clock.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
An image processing system comprising: a movable storage medium in which image information is stored; reproducing means for reproducing image information stored in said storage medium in response to a synchronization signal; recording means for recording on a recording member the image information reproduced by said reproducing means; and signal transmitting means for transmitting the image information reproduced by said reproducing means to said recording means in response to a synchronization signal from said recording means, wherein the synchronization signal of said recording means and the synchronization signal of said reproducing means are formed on the basis of the same clock.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said signal transmitting means is a line memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image processing system according to claim 2, wherein said line memory stores image signals of a plurality of lines.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image processing system according to claim 3, wherein the readout from said line memory is controlled by a horizontal synchronization signal from said recording means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image processing system according to claim 2, wherein the readout from said line memory is controlled by a horizontal synchronization signal from said recording means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said clock is an internal reference clock of said recording means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said reproducing means sends image information to said signal transmitting means in response to said synchronization signal of said reproducing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said reproducing means reproduces image information in synchronization with a clock signal formed on the basis of said clock.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
An image processing system comprising: means for generating image information; storage means for storing the image information generated by said generating means; signal transmitting means for transmitting the image signal from said generating means to said storage means in response to a synchronization signal; and means for processing image information output from at least one of said storage means and said generating means in response to a synchronization signal, wherein said synchronization signal of said signal transmitting means is formed on the basis of said synchronization signal of said image processing means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
92 words
An image processing system comprising: means for generating image information; storage means for storing the image information generated by said generating means; signal transmitting means for transmitting the image signal from said generating means to said storage means in response to a synchronization signal; and means for processing image information output from at least one of said storage means and said generating means in response to a synchronization signal, wherein said synchronization signal of said signal transmitting means is formed on the basis of said synchronization signal of said image processing means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image processing system according to claim 9, wherein said image processing means has means for printing an output of said storage means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image processing system according to claim 9, wherein said generating means includes means for photo-electrically reading an original image and outputting an image signal thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
97 words
An image processing system comprising: means for generating image information; storage means for storing the image information generated by said generating means in response to a reference clock; signal transmitting means for transmitting the image signal from said generating means to said storage means in response to a synchronization signal; and means for processng image information from at least one of said generating means and said storage means, wherein said synchronization signal is formed on the basis of said reference clock and said reference clock is formed on the basis of operations of said image processing means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
97 words
An image processing system comprising: means for generating image information; storage means for storing the image information generated by said generating means in response to a reference clock; signal transmitting means for transmitting the image signal from said generating means to said storage means in response to a synchronization signal; and means for processng image information from at least one of said generating means and said storage means, wherein said synchronization signal is formed on the basis of said reference clock and said reference clock is formed on the basis of operations of said image processing means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image processing system according to claim 12, wherein said synchronization signal is derived by dividing said reference clock.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image processing system according to claim 12, wherein said generating means includes means for photo-electrically reading an original image and outputting an image signal thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
75 words
An image processing system comprising: a plurality of image processing means which sequentially process an image signal and each of which has a reference clock for driving; means for allowing the reference clocks of said plurality of image processing means to be synchronized; and means for forming a synchronization signal for processing said image signal on the basis of one of the reference clocks from a specified one of said plurality of image processing means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
75 words
An image processing system comprising: a plurality of image processing means which sequentially process an image signal and each of which has a reference clock for driving; means for allowing the reference clocks of said plurality of image processing means to be synchronized; and means for forming a synchronization signal for processing said image signal on the basis of one of the reference clocks from a specified one of said plurality of image processing means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
An image processing system according to claim 15, wherein said plurality of image processing means are image information reading means, recording/reproducing means, output means for making image information visible, and the like.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image processing system according to claim 16, wherein said specified one image processing means includes said output means.
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