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Image processing method and apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-04-25
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Granted: 2000-08-08
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Expires: 2016-04-25
Abstract
Abstract An image processor in which desired image data can be read and displayed at a high speed when editing image data. Original image data is input, and a data conversion block generates standard image data whose capacity is smaller than that of the original image data. The generated standard image data and the input original image data are stored in an image data block so as to correspond to each other. When reading of image data stored in the image data block is instructed, the corresponding standard image data is read and is displayed on a page editing picture surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshirou Udagawa
- 👤 Masato Ikeda
- 👤 Eiichiro Ikeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:51
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06F3/147; G06F3/1475; G06T; G06T11/00; G06T11/60; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/36; G09G5/363; G09G5/366; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; G09G2340/00; G09G2340/02; G09G2340/04; G09G2340/0407; G09G2340/0435
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: image storage means for storing first image data; designation means for designating a size of an area on a display means and a number of frames per unit time: image generation means for generating second image data from the first image data in accordance with the size of the area and the number of frames per unit time; and display control means for displaying the second image data on the display means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: image storage means for storing first image data; designation means for designating a size of an area on a display means and a number of frames per unit time: image generation means for generating second image data from the first image data in accordance with the size of the area and the number of frames per unit time; and display control means for displaying the second image data on the display means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image storage means also stores header information in which conditions of the generation of the second image data from the first image data are described.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second image data is used for an editing operation, and wherein the first image data is used for output of a hard copy or a soft copy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second image data includes a hierarchical structure comprising a plurality of layers, and wherein the header information includes header information of image data of other layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein image data of one of the plurality of layers can designate contents of the corresponding image by itself, and wherein image data of the other layers can designate the contents of the corresponding image by combining it with the image data of the one layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the image data of the other layers comprise high-frequency luminance components.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the image data of the other layers comprise image data remaining after subtracting image data of low layers generated by skipping some of the original image data from the original image data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3-7, wherein the original image data comprises moving image data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: designating a size of an area on a display means and a number of frames per unit time: generating second image data from first image data stored in storage means in accordance with the size of the area and the number of frames per unit time; and displaying the second image data on the display means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: designating a size of an area on a display means and a number of frames per unit time: generating second image data from first image data stored in storage means in accordance with the size of the area and the number of frames per unit time; and displaying the second image data on the display means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
An image processing method according to claim 9, wherein header information in which conditions of the generation of the second image data from the first image data are described is also stored in the storage means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
An image processing method according to claim 9, wherein the second image data is used for an editing operation, and wherein the first image data is used for output of a hard copy or a soft copy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
An image processing method according to claim 10, wherein the second image data includes a hierarchical structure comprising a plurality of layers, and wherein the header information includes header information of image data of other layers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
An image processing method according to claim 12, wherein image data of one of the plurality of layers can designate contents of the corresponding image by itself, and wherein image data of the other layers can designate the contents of the corresponding image by combining it with the image data of the one layer.
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