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Image processing apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-04-01
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Granted: 1996-01-16
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Expires: 2014-04-01
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed an image processing apparatus in which original image data are compressed by encoding to a smaller quantity, then the image processing is conducted in such compressed form, and thus processed data are released with a high resolving power and a satisfactory tonal rendition. In this manner highly advanced image processing can be achieved with a limited memory capacity.
Inventors
- 👤 Mamoru Sato
- 👤 Hidefumi Osawa
- 👤 Naoto Kawamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 19:05
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/20; G06T11/00; G06T9/00; G06T9/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing encoded image data representing a frame of an image; decoding means for decoding the encoded image data read out from said memory means; generating means for generating area data representing a partial area of the image represented by image data provided from said decoding means; and process means for extracting or erasing, from the image data provided from said decoding means, the image data corresponding to the partial area of the image in accordance with the area data generated by said generating means, wherein a shape of the partial area represented by the area data generated by said generating means corresponds to the image represented by the image data provided from said decoding means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing encoded image data representing a frame of an image; decoding means for decoding the encoded image data read out from said memory means; generating means for generating area data representing a partial area of the image represented by image data provided from said decoding means; and process means for extracting or erasing, from the image data provided from said decoding means, the image data corresponding to the partial area of the image in accordance with the area data generated by said generating means, wherein a shape of the partial area represented by the area data generated by said generating means corresponds to the image represented by the image data provided from said decoding means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said memory means comprises a random access memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the encoded image data comprises luminance information indicating luminance and color information indicating colors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said color information comprises two color difference signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing the area data representing the partial area of the image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying an image in accordance with the image data stored in said memory means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
72 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: input means for entering image data respectively representing a plurality of pixels, the pixels constituting the frame of the image; dividing means for dividing the entered image data into a plurality of blocks, each block consisting of image data representing a predetermined number of pixels; and encoding means for encoding the image data of each block for storage in said memory means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein for each block, a part of the encoded data is the average value of the image data of the block, and said display unit is adapted to perform display utilizing the average value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
144 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing encoded image data, the encoded image data corresponding to a plurality of frames of image; display means for displaying an image in accordance with the image data stored in said memory means; decoding means for decoding the encoded image data read out of said memory means; instruction means for providing an instruction to synthesize the plurality of frames of the image; and process means for processing the image data from said decoding means, the image data corresponding to the plurality of frames of the image so as to synthesize the plurality of frames of the image in accordance with the instruction provided from said instruction means, wherein the resolution of the image displayed by said display means is lower than that of an image represented by the encoded image data stored in said memory means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
144 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing encoded image data, the encoded image data corresponding to a plurality of frames of image; display means for displaying an image in accordance with the image data stored in said memory means; decoding means for decoding the encoded image data read out of said memory means; instruction means for providing an instruction to synthesize the plurality of frames of the image; and process means for processing the image data from said decoding means, the image data corresponding to the plurality of frames of the image so as to synthesize the plurality of frames of the image in accordance with the instruction provided from said instruction means, wherein the resolution of the image displayed by said display means is lower than that of an image represented by the encoded image data stored in said memory means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the encoded image data comprises luminance information and color information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said luminance information and color information have different code forms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
72 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising: input means for entering image data respectively representing a plurality of pixels, the pixels constituting a frame of the image; dividing means for dividing the entered image data into a plurality of blocks, each block consisting of image data representing a predetermined number of pixels; and encoding means for encoding the image data for every block for storage in said memory means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein an image rotation constituting at least part of the affine transformation is conducted in units of blocks and image data inside the respective blocks.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said process means performs an affine transformation on the encoded image data so as to rotate the image.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, for each block, the encoded image data contains an average value of the image data of the block and rotation data therein.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said display means displays the image processed according to the instruction from said instruction means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
143 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing encoded color image data, the encoded color image data representing a frame of an image; decoding means for decoding the encoded color image data read out from said memory means; generating means for generating area data representing a partial area of the image represented by color image data provided from said decoding means; and process means for processing the color image data corresponding to the partial area represented by area data generated by said generating means in the color image data provided from said decoding means so as to convert a particular color on the partial area of the color image, wherein a shape of the partial area represented by the area data generated by said generating means corresponds to the color image represented by the color image data provided from said decoding means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
143 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing encoded color image data, the encoded color image data representing a frame of an image; decoding means for decoding the encoded color image data read out from said memory means; generating means for generating area data representing a partial area of the image represented by color image data provided from said decoding means; and process means for processing the color image data corresponding to the partial area represented by area data generated by said generating means in the color image data provided from said decoding means so as to convert a particular color on the partial area of the color image, wherein a shape of the partial area represented by the area data generated by said generating means corresponds to the color image represented by the color image data provided from said decoding means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said process means comprises a first memory unit for storing the particular color, and a second memory unit for storing another color.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising encoding means for dividing the image data into a plurality of blocks and encoding the image data for every block.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the encoded color image data comprises luminance information and color information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising storage means for storing the area data representing the partial area of the image.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
113 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting encoded image data representing a frame of an image; decoding the encoded image data input in said inputting step; generating area data representing a partial area of the image represented by image data obtained in said decoding step; and extracting or erasing, from the image data obtained in said decoding step, the image data corresponding to the partial area of the image in accordance with the area data generated in said generating step, wherein a shape of the partial area represented by the area data generated in said generating step corresponds to the image represented by the image data obtained in said decoding step.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
113 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting encoded image data representing a frame of an image; decoding the encoded image data input in said inputting step; generating area data representing a partial area of the image represented by image data obtained in said decoding step; and extracting or erasing, from the image data obtained in said decoding step, the image data corresponding to the partial area of the image in accordance with the area data generated in said generating step, wherein a shape of the partial area represented by the area data generated in said generating step corresponds to the image represented by the image data obtained in said decoding step.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image processing method according to claim 22, wherein the encoded image data comprises luminance information indicating luminance and color information indicating colors.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
An image processing method according to claim 23, wherein the color information comprises two color difference signals.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image processing method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of storing the area data representing the partial area of the image.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of displaying an image in accordance with the image data input in said inputting step.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
132 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting encoded image data, the encoded image data corresponding to a plurality of frames of image; displaying an image in accordance with the image data input in said inputting step; decoding the encoded image data input in said inputting step; providing an instruction to synthesize the plurality of frames of the image; and processing the image data obtained in said decoding step, the image data corresponding to the plurality of frames of the image so as to synthesize the plurality of frames of the image in accordance with the instruction provided in said providing step, wherein the resolution of the image displayed in said displaying step is lower than that of an image represented by the encoded image data input in said inputting step.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
132 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting encoded image data, the encoded image data corresponding to a plurality of frames of image; displaying an image in accordance with the image data input in said inputting step; decoding the encoded image data input in said inputting step; providing an instruction to synthesize the plurality of frames of the image; and processing the image data obtained in said decoding step, the image data corresponding to the plurality of frames of the image so as to synthesize the plurality of frames of the image in accordance with the instruction provided in said providing step, wherein the resolution of the image displayed in said displaying step is lower than that of an image represented by the encoded image data input in said inputting step.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image processing method according to claim 27, wherein the encoded image data comprises luminance information and color information.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image processing method according to claim 28, wherein the luminance information and color information have different code forms.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
29 words
An image processing method according to claim 27, wherein, in said processing step, an affine transformation is performed on the encoded image data so as to rotate the image.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image processing method according to claim 27, wherein, for each block, the encoded image data contains an average value of the image data of the block and rotation data therein.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing method according to claim 27, wherein, in said displaying step, the image processed according to the instruction provided in said providing step is displayed.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
134 words
An image processing method comprising the step of: inputting encoded color image data, the encoded color image data representing a frame of an image; decoding the encoded color image data input in said inputting step; generating area data representing a partial area of the image represented by color image data provided in said decoding step; and processing the color image data corresponding to the partial area represented by the area data generated in said generating step in the color image data provided in said decoding step so as to convert a particular color on the partial area of the color image, wherein a shape of the partial area represented by the area data generated in said generating step corresponds to the color image represented by the color image data provided in said decoding step.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
134 words
An image processing method comprising the step of: inputting encoded color image data, the encoded color image data representing a frame of an image; decoding the encoded color image data input in said inputting step; generating area data representing a partial area of the image represented by color image data provided in said decoding step; and processing the color image data corresponding to the partial area represented by the area data generated in said generating step in the color image data provided in said decoding step so as to convert a particular color on the partial area of the color image, wherein a shape of the partial area represented by the area data generated in said generating step corresponds to the color image represented by the color image data provided in said decoding step.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image processing method according to claim 33, further comprising the step of dividing the image data into a plurality of blocks and encoding the image data for every block.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image processing method according to claim 33, further comprising the step of storing the area data representing the partial area of the image.
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