US5854888A
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Apparatus for decoding code data and printing pixel data in parallel
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1993-03-01
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Granted: 1998-12-29
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Expires: 2013-03-01
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed an image processing apparatus which decodes code data to generate pixel data and prints an image on the basis of the pixel data by using a page printer, such as a laser beam printer, which prints an image on sheets of paper.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Ishikawa
- 👤 Masao Kiguchi
- 👤 Atsushi Ohtani
- 👤 Nobuyuki Hirai
- 👤 Takeshi Toyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32128; H04N1/32133; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32363; H04N1/32379; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3202; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3214; H04N2201/3215; H04N2201/3216; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3271
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
Image processing apparatus comprising: decoding means for decoding code data to generate pixel data; line buffer memory means for storing a plurality of lines of the pixel data from said decoding means; and page printing means for printing each line of the pixel data, read from said line buffer memory means, for a page of an image, said page printing means printing each line in a constant time per line regardless of an information content of each line, wherein the decoding means decodes the code data for each line within a respective time shorter than the constant time regardless of the information content of each line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
Image processing apparatus comprising: decoding means for decoding code data to generate pixel data; line buffer memory means for storing a plurality of lines of the pixel data from said decoding means; and page printing means for printing each line of the pixel data, read from said line buffer memory means, for a page of an image, said page printing means printing each line in a constant time per line regardless of an information content of each line, wherein the decoding means decodes the code data for each line within a respective time shorter than the constant time regardless of the information content of each line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
210 words
A communication apparatus capable of outputting a report of results of communication, comprising: code memory means for storing coded image data to be printed; communication management data storage means for storing communication management data; encoding means for generating coded management data based on the communication management data stored in said communication management data storage means; decoding means for decoding both the coded image data as read out from said code memory means and the coded management data to generate lines of pixel data; line buffer memory means for storing a plurality of lines of pixel data from said decoding means; page printing means for printing each line of the pixel data, read from said line buffer memory means, for a page of an image, said page printing means printing each line in a constant time per line regardless of an information content of each line, wherein said decoding means decodes the coded data for each line within a respective time shorter than the constant time regardless of the information content of each line; and output means for successively outputting the coded management data and the coded image data to said decoding means, said output means combining the coded management data and coded image data for the page of the image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
210 words
A communication apparatus capable of outputting a report of results of communication, comprising: code memory means for storing coded image data to be printed; communication management data storage means for storing communication management data; encoding means for generating coded management data based on the communication management data stored in said communication management data storage means; decoding means for decoding both the coded image data as read out from said code memory means and the coded management data to generate lines of pixel data; line buffer memory means for storing a plurality of lines of pixel data from said decoding means; page printing means for printing each line of the pixel data, read from said line buffer memory means, for a page of an image, said page printing means printing each line in a constant time per line regardless of an information content of each line, wherein said decoding means decodes the coded data for each line within a respective time shorter than the constant time regardless of the information content of each line; and output means for successively outputting the coded management data and the coded image data to said decoding means, said output means combining the coded management data and coded image data for the page of the image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said code memory means further stores the coded management data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image is a received document image, and said code memory means stores coded image data representing the received document image and coded management data encoded from communication management data for the received document image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said code memory means stores coded image data representing an undelivered document image and coded management data encoded from communication management data for the undelivered document image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said page printing means includes a laser beam printer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said communication apparatus is a facsimile apparatus.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
106 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: decoding code data to generate pixel data; storing a plurality of lines of the pixel data from said decoding step in line buffer memory means; and printing each line of the pixel data, read from the line buffer memory means, for a page of an image using page printing means, said printing step printing each line in a constant time per line regardless of an information content of each line, wherein the decoding step decodes the code data for each line within a respective time shorter than the constant time regardless of the information content of each line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
106 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: decoding code data to generate pixel data; storing a plurality of lines of the pixel data from said decoding step in line buffer memory means; and printing each line of the pixel data, read from the line buffer memory means, for a page of an image using page printing means, said printing step printing each line in a constant time per line regardless of an information content of each line, wherein the decoding step decodes the code data for each line within a respective time shorter than the constant time regardless of the information content of each line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
194 words
A communication method capable of outputting a report of results of communication in a communication apparatus, comprising the steps of: storing coded image data to be printed in code memory means; storing communication management data; generating coded management data based on the stored communication management data; decoding both the coded image data as read out from the code memory means and the coded management data to generate lines of pixel data; storing a plurality of lines of pixel data from said decoding step in line buffer memory means; printing each line of the pixel data, read from the line buffer memory means, for a page of an image using page printing means, said printing step printing each line in a constant time per line regardless of an information content of each line, wherein said decoding step decodes the coded data for each line within a respective time shorter than the constant time regardless of the information content of each line; and successively outputting the coded management data and the coded image data to said decoding step, said output step combining the coded management data and coded image data for the page of the image.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
194 words
A communication method capable of outputting a report of results of communication in a communication apparatus, comprising the steps of: storing coded image data to be printed in code memory means; storing communication management data; generating coded management data based on the stored communication management data; decoding both the coded image data as read out from the code memory means and the coded management data to generate lines of pixel data; storing a plurality of lines of pixel data from said decoding step in line buffer memory means; printing each line of the pixel data, read from the line buffer memory means, for a page of an image using page printing means, said printing step printing each line in a constant time per line regardless of an information content of each line, wherein said decoding step decodes the coded data for each line within a respective time shorter than the constant time regardless of the information content of each line; and successively outputting the coded management data and the coded image data to said decoding step, said output step combining the coded management data and coded image data for the page of the image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the code memory means further stores the coded management data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the image is a received document image, and the code memory means stores coded image data representing the received document image and coded management data encoded from communication management data for the received document image.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the code memory means stores coded image data representing an undelivered document image and coded management data encoded from communication management data for the undelivered document image.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein said printing step uses a laser beam printer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the communication apparatus is a facsimile apparatus.
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