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Image processing apparatus

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-08-31
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Granted: 1993-06-29
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Expires: 2010-08-31
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Abstract

Abstract An image processing apparatus includes a recording process circuit for applying a recording process based on given luminance data and color data, a reproducing process circuit for applying a reproducing process on the given luminance data and color data, and an image memory used in common for the recording process circuit and the reproducing process circuit. The state of write-in into or read-out from the image memory on at least one of the luminance data and the color data is varied according to the state of operation of the recording process circuit and the reproducing process circuit. A processing time difference between a time of processing of the luminance data and a time of processing of the color data is compensated for by the recording process circuit and the reproducing process circuit.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yuji Sakaegi
  • 👤 Makoto Kondo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 22:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/64; H04N1/646; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/87; H04N9/877; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/78; H04N5/781

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: a) a recording process circuit for applying a recording process based on given luminance data and color data; b) a reproducing process circuit for applying a reproducing process on said given luminance data and color data; c) an image memory used in common for said recording process circuit and said reproducing process circuit; and d) means for varying the state of write-in into or read-out from said image memory on at least one of said luminance data and said color data, according to the state of operation of said recording process circuit and said reproducing process circuit, wherein said means for varying compensates a processing time difference between a time of processing of the luminance data and a time of processing of the color data by said recording process circuit and said reproducing process circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 140 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: a) a recording process circuit for applying a recording process based on given luminance data and color data; b) a reproducing process circuit for applying a reproducing process on said given luminance data and color data; c) an image memory used in common for said recording process circuit and said reproducing process circuit; and d) means for varying the state of write-in into or read-out from said image memory on at least one of said luminance data and said color data, according to the state of operation of said recording process circuit and said reproducing process circuit, wherein said means for varying compensates a processing time difference between a time of processing of the luminance data and a time of processing of the color data by said recording process circuit and said reproducing process circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording process circuit includes means for low-pass filtering of said luminance data and said color data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said reproducing process circuit includes means for demodulation of said luminance data and said color data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 88 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: a) process means for processing given luminance data and color data separately in respectively different process modes; b) an image memory serially connected to said process means; and c) means for controlling the state of write-in or read-out of said image memory for compensating a difference in delay time of said luminance data and said color data in said process means, wherein said means for controlling varies the state of the write-in or read-out according to the process mode of said process means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 88 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: a) process means for processing given luminance data and color data separately in respectively different process modes; b) an image memory serially connected to said process means; and c) means for controlling the state of write-in or read-out of said image memory for compensating a difference in delay time of said luminance data and said color data in said process means, wherein said means for controlling varies the state of the write-in or read-out according to the process mode of said process means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 16 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said process means includes a demodulation process.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said processing means includes a filtering process.

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