US6441913B1
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Image processing apparatus and image processing method
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1998-10-06
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Granted: 2002-08-27
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Expires: 2018-10-06
Abstract
Abstract Image data combined of a first piece of and a second piece of image data and selection data to selectively designate one of the first piece or the second piece of image data is input to an input portion 1. Those data are expanded by an expanding portion 4. A first image-structure recognizing portion 2 (second image-structure recognizing portion 3 ) recognizes the image structure of the first (second) piece of image data. A first image-structure converting portion 5 (second image-structure converting portion 6 ) converts the recognized image structure of the first (second) piece of image data to the image structure of an output device 9. Those image data and the selection data are expanded. A combining portion 7 combines the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same image structure as of the output device while successively selecting the first piece or the second piece of image data on a basis of the selection data, and outputs the combined image data to the output device 9. The output image data has the same image structure as of the output device 9. An image or picture reproduced by the output device 9 is high in quality.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsushi Anabuki
- 👤 Junichi Matsunoshita
- 👤 Yoshinaru Hibi
- 👤 Hiroyuki Kawano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:59
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/18; G06K15/1848; G06K15/1852; G06K15/1856; G06K15/1857
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify the first piece or the second piece of image data are input; image-structure converting means for converting the image structures of the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said input means to an image structure of an output device; and combining means for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same image structure as of said output device on a basis of the selection data, wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structure converting means is defined by a color space, and said combining means combines the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same color space as of said .output device on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify the first piece or the second piece of image data are input; image-structure converting means for converting the image structures of the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said input means to an image structure of an output device; and combining means for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same image structure as of said output device on a basis of the selection data, wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structure converting means is defined by a color space, and said combining means combines the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same color space as of said .output device on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structure converting means is defined by the number of gradation levels, and said combining means combines the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same number of gradation levels as of said output device on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
175 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type having the same image structure as of the first piece of image data, and the selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; combining and decompressing means for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said input means on a basis of said selection data; and image-structure converting means for converting the image structure of the combined image data received from said combining means to the image structure of an output device, wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structure converting means is defined by a color space, and said image-structure converting means converts a color space of the combined image data received from said combining means to another color space of said output device for outputting said combined image data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
175 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type having the same image structure as of the first piece of image data, and the selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; combining and decompressing means for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said input means on a basis of said selection data; and image-structure converting means for converting the image structure of the combined image data received from said combining means to the image structure of an output device, wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structure converting means is defined by a color space, and said image-structure converting means converts a color space of the combined image data received from said combining means to another color space of said output device for outputting said combined image data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
The image processing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structure converting means is defined by the number of gradation levels, and said image-structure converting means converts the number of gradation levels of the combined image data received from said combining means to the number of gradation levels of said output device for outputting said combined image data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
152 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; resolution recognizing means for recognizing the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input means; resolution converting means for converting the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data, and the selection data received from said input means, which are received from said resolution recognizing means, to a resolution of an output device; and combining means for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said resolution converting means on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
152 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; resolution recognizing means for recognizing the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input means; resolution converting means for converting the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data, and the selection data received from said input means, which are received from said resolution recognizing means, to a resolution of an output device; and combining means for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said resolution converting means on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
174 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; resolution recognizing means for recognizing the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input means; resolution converting means operating such that when after the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input means are recognized by said resolution recognizing means, said resolution converting means converts the resolution of the data, which is different from the resolution of an output device, to the resolution of said output device; and combining means for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said resolution converting means on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
174 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input means to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; resolution recognizing means for recognizing the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input means; resolution converting means operating such that when after the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input means are recognized by said resolution recognizing means, said resolution converting means converts the resolution of the data, which is different from the resolution of an output device, to the resolution of said output device; and combining means for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said resolution converting means on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
167 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input device to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify the first piece or the second piece of image data are input; image-structure converting device for converting the image structures of the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said input device to an image structure of an output device; and combining device for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same image structure as of said output device on a basis of the selection data, wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structuring converting device is defined by a color space, and said combining device combines the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same color space as of said output device on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
167 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input device to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify the first piece or the second piece of image data are input; image-structure converting device for converting the image structures of the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said input device to an image structure of an output device; and combining device for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same image structure as of said output device on a basis of the selection data, wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structuring converting device is defined by a color space, and said combining device combines the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same color space as of said output device on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
The image processing apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structuring converting device is defined by the number of gradation levels, and said combining device combines the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same number of gradation levels as of said output device on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
175 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input device to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type having the same image structure as of the first piece of image data, and the selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; combining and decompressing device for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said input device on a basis of said selection data; and image-structure converting device for converting the image structure of the combined image data received from said combining device to the image structure of an output device, wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structuring converting device is defined by a color space, and said image-structuring converting device converts a color space of the combined image data received from said combining device to another color space of said output device for outputting said combined image data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
175 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input device to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type having the same image structure as of the first piece of image data, and the selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; combining and decompressing device for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said input device on a basis of said selection data; and image-structure converting device for converting the image structure of the combined image data received from said combining device to the image structure of an output device, wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structuring converting device is defined by a color space, and said image-structuring converting device converts a color space of the combined image data received from said combining device to another color space of said output device for outputting said combined image data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
65 words
The image processing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structuring converting device is defined by the number of gradation levels, and said image-structuring converting device converts the number of gradation levels of the combined image data received from said combining device to the number of gradation levels of said output device for outputting said combined image data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
152 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input device to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; resolution recognizing device for recognizing the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input device; resolution converting device for converting the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data, and the selection data received from said input device, which are received from said resolution recognizing device, to a resolution of an output device; and combining device for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said resolution converting device on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
152 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input device to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; resolution recognizing device for recognizing the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input device; resolution converting device for converting the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data, and the selection data received from said input device, which are received from said resolution recognizing device, to a resolution of an output device; and combining device for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said resolution converting device on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
174 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input device to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; resolution recognizing device for recognizing the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input device; resolution converting device operating such that when after the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input device are recognized by said resolution recognizing device, said resolution converting device converts the resolution of the data, which is different from the resolution of an output device, to the resolution of said output device; and combining device for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said resolution converting device on a basis of the selection data.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
174 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: input device to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify either of the first piece and the second piece of image data are input; resolution recognizing device for recognizing the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input device; resolution converting device operating such that when after the resolutions of the first piece and the second piece of image data and the selection data received from said input device are recognized by said resolution recognizing device, said resolution converting device converts the resolution of the data, which is different from the resolution of an output device, to the resolution of said output device; and combining device for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said resolution converting device on a basis of the selection data.
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