Image processing method and apparatus

Claim 2

An image processing apparatus comprising: enter means for entering a page of image codes which are obtained by compressing a page of image data; decode means for decoding the image codes entered by said enter means and generating image data; process means for image conversion processing the image data generated by said decode means, before the decode of the page of the image codes by said decode means is completed; and compression means for compressing the image data processed by said process means, before the process of the page of the image data by said process means is completed.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means and corresponding to plural lines.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said process means further comprises buffer memory means which stores the image data geberated by said decode means and corresponding to the plural lines.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means so as to rotate an image.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said enter means enters the image codes obtained by compressing the image data of each block which block is obtained by dividing the page of the image data into the plural blocks.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said enter means comprises image memory means for storing the page of the image codes.

Claim 8

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising buffer memory means for storing the image data processed by said process means and corresponding to plural lines.

Claim 9

An image processing apparatus comprising: first memory means for storing a page of image codes which are obtained by compressing a page of image data; decode means for decoding the image codes read out from said first memory means and generating image data; process means for processing the image data generated by said decode means, before the decode of the page of the image codes by said decode means is completed; compression means for compressing the image data processed by said process means and generating image codes; and second memory means for storing the page of the image codes generated by said compression means.

Claim 10

An image processing apparatus comprising: first memory means for storing a page of image codes which are obtained by compressing a page of image data; decode means for decoding the image codes read out from said first memory means and generating image data; process means for processing the image data generated by said decode means, before the decode of the page of the image codes by said decode means is completed; compression means for compressing the image data processed by said process means and generating image codes; and second memory means for storing the page of the image codes generated by said compression means.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means and corresponding to plural lines.

Claim 12

An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said process means further comprises buffer memory means which stores the image data generated by said decode means and corresponding to the plural lines.

Claim 13

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means so as to rotate an image.

Claim 14

An apparatus according to claim 8, where in said first and second memory means store the image codes obtained by compressing the image data of each block which block is obtained by dividing the page of the image data into plural blocks.

Claim 15

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said compression means compresses the image data processed by said process means, before the process of said process means for the page of the image data is completed.

Claim 16

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said process means filter processes the image data generated by said decode means.

Claim 17

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said decode means can decode the image codes read out from said second memory means.

Claim 18

An image processing apparatus comprising: image memory means for storing at least one page of image codes which are obtained by compressing image data; decode means for decoding the image codes read out from said image memory means and generating image data; process means for processing the image data generated by said decode means, in accordance with one of plural manners; and compression means for compressing the image data processed by said process means and generated image codes, wherein said image memory means is adapted to store the image codes generated by said compression means, said decode means decodes the image code which have been already processed according to the one of the plural manners and have been stored in said image memory, and said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means, in accordance with another manner.

Claim 19

An image processing apparatus comprising: image memory means for storing at least one page of image codes which are obtained by compressing image data; decode means for decoding the image codes read out from said image memory means and generating image data; process means for processing the image data generated by said decode means, in accordance with one of plural manners; and compression means for compressing the image data processed by said process means and generated image codes, wherein said image memory means is adapted to store the image codes generated by said compression means, said decode means decodes the image code which have been already processed according to the one of the plural manners and have been stored in said image memory, and said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means, in accordance with another manner.

Claim 20

An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means and corresponding to plural lines.

Claim 21

A apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said process means further comprises buffer memory means which stores the image data generated by said decode means and corresponding to the plural lines.

Claim 22

An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means so as to rotate an image.

Claim 23

An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said image memory means stores the image codes obtained by compressing the image data of each block which block is obtained by dividing the page of the image data into the plural blocks.

Claim 24

An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said compression means compresses the image data processed by said process means, before the process of said process means for the page of the image data is completed.

Claim 25

An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said process means processes the image data in first and second manners respectively relating to x- and y-axis directions for the image rotation.

Claim 26

An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said process means further processes the image data in a manner which is to correct an image area in the image rotation.

Claim 27

An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said process means filter processes the image data generated by said decode means.

Claim 28

An image processing apparatus comprising: enter means for entering a page of image codes which are obtained by compressing image data; decode means for decoding the image codes entered by said enter means and generating image data; process means for processing the image data generated by said decode means, in accordance with one of plural manners; and compression means for compressing the image data processed by said process means and generating image codes, wherein said decode means is adapted to decode the image codes generated by said compression means, said decode means decodes the image codes which have been already processed according to the one of the plural manners, and said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means, in accordance with another manner.

Claim 29

An image processing apparatus comprising: enter means for entering a page of image codes which are obtained by compressing image data; decode means for decoding the image codes entered by said enter means and generating image data; process means for processing the image data generated by said decode means, in accordance with one of plural manners; and compression means for compressing the image data processed by said process means and generating image codes, wherein said decode means is adapted to decode the image codes generated by said compression means, said decode means decodes the image codes which have been already processed according to the one of the plural manners, and said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means, in accordance with another manner.

Claim 30

An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means and corresponding to plural lines.

Claim 31

An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said process means further comprises buffer memory means which stores the image data generated by said decode means and corresponding to the plural lines.

Claim 32

An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said process means processes the image data generated by said decode means so as to rotate an image.

Claim 33

An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said enter means enters the image codes obtained by compressing the image data of each block of plural blocks obtained by dividing the page of the image data into the plural blocks.

Claim 34

An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said enter means comprises image memory means for storing the page of the image codes.

Claim 35

An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said compression means compresses the image data processed by said process means, before the process of said process means for the page of the image data is completed.

Claim 36

An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said process means processes the image data in first and second manners respectively relating to x- and y-axis directions for the image rotation.

Claim 37

An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein said process means further processes the image data in a manner which is to correct an image area in the image rotation.

Claim 38

An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said process means filter processes the image data generated by said decode means.