US6687020B1 — Video processing apparatus and printing apparatus

Claim 1

Independent Claim 214 words

A video processing apparatus comprising: an imaging means for imaging an object through an optical system to obtain an electric signal through conversion and outputting a signal as a video data; a display means for displaying a picture of said video data in a predetermined picture frame; a printing means for printing the picture in said picture frame of said video data; a print size selecting means for selecting a print size of the picture to be printed by said printing means; a pixel-number determining means for determining the number of pixels of said video data corresponding to the print size selected by said print size selecting means; and a video data processing means for processing said video data based on the number of pixels determined by said pixel-number determining means so that the pixels of said video data output from said imaging means should be in one-to-one correspondence with the pixels of said video data printed by said printing means and so that the number of pixels of said video data output from said imaging means is the same as the number of pixels of said video data printed by said printing means, wherein said pixel-number determining means determines the number of vertical-direction pixels based on a transmission system of said video data.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 214 words

A video processing apparatus comprising: an imaging means for imaging an object through an optical system to obtain an electric signal through conversion and outputting a signal as a video data; a display means for displaying a picture of said video data in a predetermined picture frame; a printing means for printing the picture in said picture frame of said video data; a print size selecting means for selecting a print size of the picture to be printed by said printing means; a pixel-number determining means for determining the number of pixels of said video data corresponding to the print size selected by said print size selecting means; and a video data processing means for processing said video data based on the number of pixels determined by said pixel-number determining means so that the pixels of said video data output from said imaging means should be in one-to-one correspondence with the pixels of said video data printed by said printing means and so that the number of pixels of said video data output from said imaging means is the same as the number of pixels of said video data printed by said printing means, wherein said pixel-number determining means determines the number of vertical-direction pixels based on a transmission system of said video data.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 29 words

A video processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said pixel-number determining means determines the number of horizontal-direction pixels based on the head density of said printing means.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 61 words

A video processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a horizontal and vertical cutting means for cutting the picture of said video data in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction based on the number of pixels determined by said pixel-number determining means to thereby generate a picture frame corresponding to said number of pixels on said display means.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 59 words

A video processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a horizontal and vertical cutting means for cutting the picture of said video data in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction based on the number of pixels determined by said pixel-number determining means to thereby print an image corresponding said number of pixels by said printing means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 49 words

A video processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said video data processing means uses the same sampling frequency for sampling the pixels of said video data output from said imaging means and for sampling the pixels of said video data to be printed by said printing means.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 41 words

A video processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the pixels of said video data displayed on said display means are decimated in a predetermined ratio relative to the video data obtained by the image pickup of said imaging means.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 23 words

A video processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said print size selecting means directly sets values by input using a key.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 23 words

A video processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said print size selecting means selects one from a plurality of preset values.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 25 words

A video apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said imaging means has a zooming function for adjusting the zooming operation of said optical system.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 194 words

A printing apparatus for printing an image based on a source video data on a printing paper, comprising: a storage means for storing said source video data; a reading means for reading a video image stored in said storage means; a printing means for printing an image based on the video data read out by said reading means on said printing paper; a print size selecting means for selecting a print size of an image to be printed on said printing paper; and a control means for controlling said reading means and said printing means so that pixels of said source video data should be in one-to-one correspondence with pixels of the video data to be printed on said printing paper and so that the number of pixels of the read video data is the same as the number of pixels of said video data to be printed on said printing paper, wherein said control means determines, in response to the print size selected by said print size selecting means and a transmission system of said source video data, the number of pixels of a video data to be printed on said printing paper.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 194 words

A printing apparatus for printing an image based on a source video data on a printing paper, comprising: a storage means for storing said source video data; a reading means for reading a video image stored in said storage means; a printing means for printing an image based on the video data read out by said reading means on said printing paper; a print size selecting means for selecting a print size of an image to be printed on said printing paper; and a control means for controlling said reading means and said printing means so that pixels of said source video data should be in one-to-one correspondence with pixels of the video data to be printed on said printing paper and so that the number of pixels of the read video data is the same as the number of pixels of said video data to be printed on said printing paper, wherein said control means determines, in response to the print size selected by said print size selecting means and a transmission system of said source video data, the number of pixels of a video data to be printed on said printing paper.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 46 words

A printing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein said printing means comprises a head drive means for driving a head for printing said read-out video data on the printing paper and a paper feeding means for mechanically conveying said printing paper relative to said head.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 30 words

A printing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein said control means controls a read sampling frequency of said reading means in response to the head density of the head.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 40 words

A printing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein said control means controls a read sampling frequency of said reading means and a paper feed pitch of said paper feeding means in response to a head density of said head.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 66 words

A printing apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising: a print size selecting means for selecting a print size of an image to be printed on said printing paper, wherein said controlling means controls a read sampling frequency of said reading means and a paper feed pitch of said paper feeding means in response to the print size selected by said print size selecting means.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 98 words

A printing apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising: a print size selecting means for selecting a print size of an image to be printed on said printing paper, wherein said controlling means determines, in response to the print size selected by said print size selecting means, the number of pixels of a video data to be printed on said printing paper and controls a read sampling frequency of said reading means and a paper feed pitch of said paper feeding means in response to the determined number of pixels and a head density of said head.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 48 words

A printing apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising: wherein said control means controls a read sampling frequency of said reading means and a paper feed pitch of said paper feeding means in response to the determined number of pixels and a head density of said head.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2007-02-02	2007-08-04	2008-02-03	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2011-02-02	2011-08-04	2012-02-03	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2015-02-02	2015-08-04	2016-02-03	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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