US5572499A
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Image processing apparatus for storing image data in storage medium and/or for reproducing image stored in storage medium
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-09-20
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Granted: 1996-11-05
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Expires: 2014-09-20
Abstract
Abstract An image processing apparatus has an input device such as a scanner for inputting an original image, and a mode setting device for setting an editorial processing mode such as trimming, enlargement or size reduction to be executed on the input image. The apparatus further has a processing device for performing, in accordance with the editorial processing mode set by the mode setting device, the editorial processing on the image input by the input device. The apparatus further has a storage control device for storing, in a storage medium such as a disk, the image after the editorial processing performed by the processing device, together with reproduction data which corresponds to the executed editorial processing mode. The reproduction data is used for reproducing the original input image from the image after the editorial processing.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideto Kohtani
- 👤 Yoshinobu Aiba
- 👤 Takahiro Ushiro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32128; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An image processing apparatus for storing data in a storage medium, said processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting an original image; mode setting means for setting an editorial processing mode to be executed on the input image; processing means for performing editorial processing on the input image, in accordance with the editorial processing mode set by said mode setting means, to produce an edited image; generating means for generating reproduction data, which is used for reproducing the original image in an unedited state by further processing the edited image; storage control means for separately storing the edited image and the reproduction data in the storage medium; and reproduction means for reading the edited image and the reproduction data from the storage medium and for processing the edited image in accordance with the reproduction data to reproduce the original image in an unedited state.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
An image processing apparatus for storing data in a storage medium, said processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting an original image; mode setting means for setting an editorial processing mode to be executed on the input image; processing means for performing editorial processing on the input image, in accordance with the editorial processing mode set by said mode setting means, to produce an edited image; generating means for generating reproduction data, which is used for reproducing the original image in an unedited state by further processing the edited image; storage control means for separately storing the edited image and the reproduction data in the storage medium; and reproduction means for reading the edited image and the reproduction data from the storage medium and for processing the edited image in accordance with the reproduction data to reproduce the original image in an unedited state.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium comprises a demountable storage medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction data includes region data indicative of a region of the input image that has been edited.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
222 words
An image processing apparatus for storing data in a storage medium, said image processing apparatus comprising: reading means for reading an original image; mode setting means for setting an editorial processing mode to be applied to the original image read by said reading means; processing means for performing an editorial processing on the original image in accordance with the editorial processing mode set by said mode setting means to produce an edited image; image forming means for forming the edited image on a recording sheet; storage means for storing the edited image in the storage medium; selection means for selecting one of a copy mode and a filing mode; control means for (i) generating reproduction data, which is used for reproducing the original image in an unedited state by further processing the edited image and causing said storage means to separately store the reproduction data and the edited image in the storage medium when said selection means selects the filing mode and (ii) causing said image forming means to form the edited image on the recording sheet when said selection means selects the copy mode; and reproduction means for reading the edited image and the reproduction data from the storage medium and for processing the edited image in accordance with the reproduction data to reproduce the original image in an unedited state.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
222 words
An image processing apparatus for storing data in a storage medium, said image processing apparatus comprising: reading means for reading an original image; mode setting means for setting an editorial processing mode to be applied to the original image read by said reading means; processing means for performing an editorial processing on the original image in accordance with the editorial processing mode set by said mode setting means to produce an edited image; image forming means for forming the edited image on a recording sheet; storage means for storing the edited image in the storage medium; selection means for selecting one of a copy mode and a filing mode; control means for (i) generating reproduction data, which is used for reproducing the original image in an unedited state by further processing the edited image and causing said storage means to separately store the reproduction data and the edited image in the storage medium when said selection means selects the filing mode and (ii) causing said image forming means to form the edited image on the recording sheet when said selection means selects the copy mode; and reproduction means for reading the edited image and the reproduction data from the storage medium and for processing the edited image in accordance with the reproduction data to reproduce the original image in an unedited state.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the reproduction data includes region data indicative of a region of the image that has been edited.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
121 words
An image processing method for storing data in a storage medium, said processing method comprising: inputting an original image; setting an editorial processing mode to be executed on the input image; performing editorial processing on the input image, in accordance with the editorial processing mode set in said setting step, to produce an edited image; generating reproduction data, which is used for reproducing the original image in an unedited state by further processing the edited image; separately storing the edited image and the reproduction data in the storage medium; reading the edited image and the reproduction data from the storage medium; and processing the edited image in accordance with the reproduction data to reproduce the original image in an unedited state.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
121 words
An image processing method for storing data in a storage medium, said processing method comprising: inputting an original image; setting an editorial processing mode to be executed on the input image; performing editorial processing on the input image, in accordance with the editorial processing mode set in said setting step, to produce an edited image; generating reproduction data, which is used for reproducing the original image in an unedited state by further processing the edited image; separately storing the edited image and the reproduction data in the storage medium; reading the edited image and the reproduction data from the storage medium; and processing the edited image in accordance with the reproduction data to reproduce the original image in an unedited state.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
207 words
An image processing method for storing data in a storage medium, said image processing method comprising: reading an original image; setting an editorial processing mode to be applied to the original image read in said reading step; performing an editorial processing on the original image in accordance with the editorial processing mode set in said setting step, to produce an edited image; forming the edited image on a recording sheet using image forming means; storing the edited image in the storage medium using storage means; selecting one of a copy mode and a filing mode using selection means; a control step for (i) generating reproduction data, which is used for reproducing the original image in an unedited state by further processing the edited image and causing the storage means to separately store the reproduction data and the edited image in the storage medium when the selection means selects the filing mode and (ii) causing the image forming means to form the edited image on the recording sheet when the selection means selects the copy mode; reading the edited image and the reproduction data from the storage medium; and processing the edited image in accordance with the reproduction data to reproduce the original image in an unedited state.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
207 words
An image processing method for storing data in a storage medium, said image processing method comprising: reading an original image; setting an editorial processing mode to be applied to the original image read in said reading step; performing an editorial processing on the original image in accordance with the editorial processing mode set in said setting step, to produce an edited image; forming the edited image on a recording sheet using image forming means; storing the edited image in the storage medium using storage means; selecting one of a copy mode and a filing mode using selection means; a control step for (i) generating reproduction data, which is used for reproducing the original image in an unedited state by further processing the edited image and causing the storage means to separately store the reproduction data and the edited image in the storage medium when the selection means selects the filing mode and (ii) causing the image forming means to form the edited image on the recording sheet when the selection means selects the copy mode; reading the edited image and the reproduction data from the storage medium; and processing the edited image in accordance with the reproduction data to reproduce the original image in an unedited state.
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