Abstract:
An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a control panel for allowing an application mode selector an image quality mode to be selected. A reading unit generates a preselected color image signal by reading a document image. A scanner corrector executes image processing with the color image signal in accordance with the application and the image mode selected by on the control panel to thereby generate color image data. A storage stores the image data generated by the scanner corrector and information representative a processing mode based on the application and image mode selected on the control panel. A data compressor/expander selectively compresses or expands the image data. A data format converts the format of the image data stored in the storage in matching relation to the processing mode.
Abstract:
An image processor includes a plurality of image processing devices that perform image processing, a storing unit that stores related data set for image data stored in the image processor, a translating unit that translates the related data to internal data, a converting unit that converts the internal data to information corresponding to a program and data used for image processing, and a downloading unit that downloads the information to the image processing devices. The image processing devices perform the image processing based on downloaded information.
Abstract:
A programmable image processor capable of realizing a plurality of image formation operations is comprised of an SIMD type data operation processing section, RAMs, memory controllers, and memory switches. The memory controller and the memory switches selectively connect the plurality of RAMs to the data operation processing section thereby changing the memory capacity allotted to each image formation operation among a plurality of image formation operations.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus includes a generator, a storage, an image data format converter, and a sender. The generator generates print image data for printing an image, based on image data sent from an external device. The storage stores the print image data. The image data format converter converts the print image data into image data in a format handled by an external device. The sender sends the converted image data via an IP (internet protocol) network to the external device. The image data format converter performs one of color space conversion, expansion, compression, resolution conversion, filtering, halftone processing, density gamma conversion, and noise removal in accordance with parameters determined based on at least one of property information of the print image data and property information requested by the external device.
Abstract:
An image processing system connects a plurality of clients to an image processing apparatus via a network. The image processing apparatus includes a reading device that reads an image of an original document and generates a prescribed image signal, an image data generating device that applies prescribed image processing to the image signal to generate image data, and a memory that stores the image data. A format converting device is provided to convert an image format of the image data selected from the memory by one of plurality of client apparatuses into a prescribed format in accordance with a format condition designated by the client apparatus. A delivering device is provided to deliver the image data to the client apparatus in the prescribed format.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus to receive input image data from an external image input device and to output the input image data to an external image output device after processing the image data. The image processing apparatus includes a first program-storing device for storing a set of program modules for an image processing function therein. A second program-storing device stores plural sets of program modules for plural image processing functions therein. An input device inputs an instruction to execute one of the plural image processing functions. A loading device loads one of the plural sets of program modules stored in the second program-storing device into the first program-storing device corresponding to the image processing function to be executed. A controlling device controls the loading device so as to load one of the plural sets of program modules stored in the second program-storing device into the first program-storing device according to the input instruction. A data processing device processes the input image data according to instructions of the program modules loaded in the first program-storing device.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus includes a reading device stationed at a reading position. The reading device includes a light source that emits a reading light to an original document passing through the reading position. A photoelectric conversion element is provided to convert the reading light reflected from the original document into image data. A shading correction function is provided to apply shading correction to the image data in accordance with reference data obtained from a reference white plate. A memory is provided to store at least a line of the image data. A dust position specifying device is provided to specify a position of dust by detecting presence of dust at predetermined positions on a light path extending from the light source to the photoelectric conversion element in accordance with the image data. A counting device is provided to count a number of appearance times of the dust per each of the predetermined positions. An appearance transition device is provided to store appearance transition data of the dust per each of the predetermined positions.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus includes an image reading apparatus reading an image of a manuscript and a printer engine performing image formation on a medium based on image data of the read image of the manuscript, and performs a copying function in accordance with various image kind modes. An image accumulation part accumulates, in a storage device, image data that are input in a first image kind mode. A data format conversion part converts the image data accumulated in the storage device by the image accumulation part to image data of a second image kind mode in accordance with a processing condition. An image data delivering part transmits, to an external instrument connected to the image processing apparatus via a network, the image data of the second image kind mode subjected to conversion by the data format conversion part.
Abstract:
A novel image processing apparatus having a scanner for scanning an image data on a manuscript, an image processor for processing the image data, a memory for storing the processed image data, a hard disk for recording the data stored in the memory, a printer for printing the image stored in the memory, a data transmission unit for transmitting the data stored in the memory to another image processing apparatus, and a control unit for storing the data recorded on the hard disk. When the transmission of the image data to another image processing apparatus is stopped due to an error, the image data stored on the hard disk is read into the memory. Thus, the user is not required to re-scan the image data on the manuscript in the event of a transmission error.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method and apparatus which can detect progress of degradation of a sodium-sulfur cell and predict possibility of final breakdown of the cell in a very near future before such a final breakdown of the cell actually occurs. The method and apparatus for diagnosing the presence or absence of an abnormal state in the sodium-sulfur cell, containing a porous electrical conductive material impregnated with molten sulfur or sodium polysulfide as its positive electrode reactant and containing sodium as its negative electrode reactant, comprises observing the operating voltage of the cell during charging and discharging so as to detect occurrence of a minute ripple in the operating voltage, and, when the amplitude of the ripple and the frequency of occurrence of the ripple increases as a result of repeated cycles of charging and discharging, deciding that degradation of the cell has progressed to an extent that final breakdown of the cell will occur in a very near future.