US5602655A
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Image forming system for single bit image data
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-01-12
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Granted: 1997-02-11
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Expires: 2015-01-12
Abstract
Abstract An image forming apparatus and an electronic device for outputting data to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus comprises an interface for inputting single bit image data and a command from an external device, a first store for storing the single bit image data, a second store for receiving and storing color data for coloring the single bit image data, and an image forming device for forming a color image on the basis of the data in the first and second stores. The electronic device includes a first output for outputting single bit image data, a second output for outputting a color number for one pixel of color image data, and a third output for outputting both first multi-level color component data for the single bit image data and second multi-level color component data for the color number.
Inventors
- 👤 Naoto Arakawa
- 👤 Masanori Sakai
- 👤 Toshihiro Kadowaki
- 👤 Tetsuya Ohnishi
- 👤 Toshio Honma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/56; H04N1/60; H04N1/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: a) interface means for inputting single bit image data and a command from an external device, the single bit image data being image data in which a single bit corresponds to one pixel of an image; b) first means for storing the single bit image data input from the external device by said interface means; c) second means for receiving and storing color data for coloring the single bit image data input by said interface means; and d) means for forming a color image on the basis of the single bit image data from said first means and the color data from said second means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: a) interface means for inputting single bit image data and a command from an external device, the single bit image data being image data in which a single bit corresponds to one pixel of an image; b) first means for storing the single bit image data input from the external device by said interface means; c) second means for receiving and storing color data for coloring the single bit image data input by said interface means; and d) means for forming a color image on the basis of the single bit image data from said first means and the color data from said second means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said interface means comprises serial interface means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first means comprises means for storing the single bit image data as a bit map.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second means comprises a table.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said means for forming a color image comprises an electrophotographic printer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said color data is designated by said device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said apparatus performs transmission and reception processing of the single bit image data with said external apparatus by bidirectional communication.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
An electronic device for outputting data to a color image forming apparatus, comprising: a) first output means for outputting single bit image data in which a single bit corresponds to one pixel of an image; b) second output means for outputting color data for one pixel of color image data; and c) third output means for outputting first multi-level color component data for the single bit image data and for outputting second multi-level color component data for the color data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
An electronic device for outputting data to a color image forming apparatus, comprising: a) first output means for outputting single bit image data in which a single bit corresponds to one pixel of an image; b) second output means for outputting color data for one pixel of color image data; and c) third output means for outputting first multi-level color component data for the single bit image data and for outputting second multi-level color component data for the color data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A device according to claim 8, further comprising: d) interface means for outputting one of the single bit image data output by said first output means and the color data output by said second output means to said color image forming apparatus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 8, wherein the color data is a code represented by 8-bit data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 8, wherein the single bit image data is binary bit map data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device according to claim 8, wherein said electronic device comprises a host computer.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
119 words
A system comprising an input device for receiving an image, and an image memory apparatus for storing the image, said system comprising: a) first means for storing single bit image data received by said input device from said image memory apparatus, said single bit image data being image data in which a single bit corresponds to one pixel of the image stored in said image memory apparatus; b) second means for storing color data which represents a color for one pixel of the image; c) forming means for forming a color image from the single bit image data stored by said first means on the basis of the color data stored by said second means as color image data.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
119 words
A system comprising an input device for receiving an image, and an image memory apparatus for storing the image, said system comprising: a) first means for storing single bit image data received by said input device from said image memory apparatus, said single bit image data being image data in which a single bit corresponds to one pixel of the image stored in said image memory apparatus; b) second means for storing color data which represents a color for one pixel of the image; c) forming means for forming a color image from the single bit image data stored by said first means on the basis of the color data stored by said second means as color image data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
A system according to claim 3, wherein color image data is stored in said image memory apparatus, and further comprising synthesizing means for synthesizing the color image data stored in said image memory apparatus and the color image data formed by said forming means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system according to claim 13, wherein said image memory apparatus can store image information of a plurality of images.
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