Image information processing apparatus

Claim 2

An image information processing apparatus, comprising: means for obtaining information of a first pixel density by scanning an image; image information storing means for storing the obtained image information together with pixel density data representing the first pixel density; means for retrieving the stored image information together with the pixel density data; means for outputting the retrieved image information, said outputting means having a second pixel density; conversion factor storing means for storing pixel density conversion factors in both a horizontal and a vertical direction of a view image outputted from said outputting means; means for reading pixel density conversion factors in both the horizontal and the vertical directions corresponding to the first pixel density of the image information of said image information storing means and the second pixel density of said outputting means from said conversion factor storing means; and means for converting the first pixel density of the image information in both the horizontal and the vertical directions to the second pixel density of said outputting means according to the pixel density conversion factors read out from said conversion factor storing means.

Claim 3

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said horizontal and vertical directions correspond to main-scanning and sub-scanning directions, respectively.

Claim 4

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said conversion factor storing means includes an optical memory.

Claim 5

The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: communication control means for controlling data communication between said apparatus and another image information processing apparatus; and means for supplying data received from said another image information processing apparatus to said image information storing means.

Claim 6

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information obtaining means includes an optical scanner.

Claim 7

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said outputting means includes a display device.

Claim 8

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said outputting means includes a printer.

Claim 9

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said retrieving means includes: retrieving memory means for storing retrieval codes, each retrieval code corresponding to image information stored in said image information storing means; means for inputting a desired retrieval code designating image information to be retrieved; and means for retrieving and outputting image information associated with said retrieval code input from said inputting means.

Claim 10

The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said retrieving and outputting means includes means for comparing said desired retrieval code input by said inputting means with said retrieval codes stored in said retrieving memory means.

Claim 11

The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for determining whether the first pixel density of image information read out by said reading means coincides with the second pixel density of said outputting means; means for controlling a page buffer memory to store image information for one page when a coincidence is obtained in said determining means; and means for supplying the image information for one page to said outputting means to form a view of an image having a full size of said outputting means.

Claim 12

The apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising: means, when no coincidence is obtained by said determining means, for controlling said reading means to output the pixel density conversion factors of the image information and the outputting means so as to convert the pixel density of the image information to the pixel density of said outputting means.

Claim 13

An image information processing apparatus, comprising: means for obtaining a plurality of items of image information having a plurality of different pixel densities by scanning a plurality of images; image information storing means for storing the obtained plurality of items of image information together with items of pixel density data representing the different pixel densities; means for retrieving a desired item of stored image information together with corresponding pixel density data; means for outputting the retrieved image information, said outputting means having a fixed pixel density; first memory means for storing a pixel density of each image information stored in said image information storing means in association with each image information; second memory means for storing pixel density conversion factors in both a horizontal and a vertical direction corresponding to said different pixel densities; third memory means for storing pixel density conversion factors in both the horizontal and the vertical directions of a view image outputted from said outputting means; means for reading pixel density conversion factors in both the horizontal and the vertical directions corresponding to a first pixel density of the desired item of stored image information from said image information storing means and a second pixel density of said outputting means from said conversion factor storing means; and means for converting the first pixel density of the image information in both the horizontal and the vertical directions to the second pixel density of said outputting means according to the pixel density conversion factors read out from said conversion factor storing means.

Claim 14

An image information processing apparatus, comprising: means for obtaining a plurality of items of image information having a plurality of different pixel densities by scanning a plurality of images; image information storing means for storing the obtained plurality of items of image information together with items of pixel density data representing the different pixel densities; means for retrieving a desired item of stored image information together with corresponding pixel density data; means for outputting the retrieved image information, said outputting means having a fixed pixel density; first memory means for storing a pixel density of each image information stored in said image information storing means in association with each image information; second memory means for storing pixel density conversion factors in both a horizontal and a vertical direction corresponding to said different pixel densities; third memory means for storing pixel density conversion factors in both the horizontal and the vertical directions of a view image outputted from said outputting means; means for reading pixel density conversion factors in both the horizontal and the vertical directions corresponding to a first pixel density of the desired item of stored image information from said image information storing means and a second pixel density of said outputting means from said conversion factor storing means; and means for converting the first pixel density of the image information in both the horizontal and the vertical directions to the second pixel density of said outputting means according to the pixel density conversion factors read out from said conversion factor storing means.

Claim 15

The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said horizontal and vertical directions correspond to main-scanning and sub-scanning directions, respectively.

Claim 16

The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said conversion factor storing means includes an optical memory.

Claim 17

The apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising: communication control means for controlling data communication between said apparatus and another image information processing apparatus; and means for supplying data received from said another image information processing apparatus to said image information storing means.

Claim 18

The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said image information obtaining means includes an optical scanner.

Claim 19

The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said outputting means includes a display device.

Claim 20

The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said outputting means includes a printer.

Claim 21

The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said retrieving means includes: retrieving memory means for storing retrieval codes, each code corresponding to image information stored in said image information storing means; means for inputting a desired retrieval code, each code designating image information to be retrieved; and means for retrieving and outputting image information associated with said retrieval code input from said inputting means.

Claim 22

The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said retrieving and outputting means includes means for comparing said desired retrieval code input by said inputting means with said retrieval codes stored in said retrieving memory means.

Claim 23

The apparatus according claim 12, further comprising: means for determining whether the first pixel density of image information read out by said reading means coincides with the second pixel density of said outputting means; means for controlling a page buffer memory to store image information for one page when a coincidence is obtained in said determining means; and means for supplying the image information for one page to said outputting means so as to form a view of an image having a full size of said outputting means.

Claim 24

The apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising: means, when no coincidence is obtained by said determining means, for controlling said reading means to output the pixel density conversion factors of the image information and the outputing means so as to convert the pixel density of the image information to the pixel density of said outputting means.