公开(公告)号：US5978561A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-02

申请号：US728089

申请日：1996-10-09

申请人： Shunichi Kimura ,  Akihiro Andoh ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Shinji Shishido ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

发明人： Shunichi Kimura ,  Akihiro Andoh ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Shinji Shishido ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

IPC分类号： G03G15/01 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G06K15/12 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/04 ,  H04N1/387 ,  H04N1/411 ,  B41B15/00 ,  B41J2/385 ,  H04N1/417

CPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06K15/129 ,  G06K2215/0022 ,  G06K2215/0094

摘要： The memory capacity required for temporarily holding image data with respect to a printer is reduced, and loads involved in supplying image data, such as decoding and conversion processes, are dispersed and reduced. The apparatus divides image data in parallel with a main scanning direction by an image divider, stores the divided data in image data memory, and supplies the divided image data to image data temporary memory by an image data supply to perform a decoding process. In order to provide a matching with a process speed, the image data temporary memory temporarily retains the divided image data, and a printer prints an image on a sheet of paper on the basis of the divided image data stored in the image data temporary memory. A predictor predicts a supply process time by way of image data supply, and an image data supply control causes the image data supply to start the supply process of the divided image data at a time preceding the time for the start of the print process by the printer according to the time predicted.

摘要翻译： 临时保存关于打印机的图像数据所需的存储器容量减少，并且分散和减少诸如解码和转换处理之类的提供图像数据所涉及的负载。 该装置通过图像分割器与主扫描方向并行地分割图像数据，将划分的数据存储在图像数据存储器中，并通过图像数据供给分割图像数据到图像数据临时存储器，以执行解码处理。 为了提供与处理速度的匹配，图像数据临时存储器暂时保留分割的图像数据，并且打印机基于存储在图像数据临时存储器中的分割图像数据在一张纸上打印图像。 预测器通过图像数据供给来预测供给处理时间，并且图像数据供给控制使图像数据供给在开始印刷处理的时间之前开始分割图像数据的供给处理 打印机根据时间预测。

公开(公告)号：US5821969A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-13

申请号：US728093

申请日：1996-10-09

申请人： Yutaka Koshi ,  Shinji Shishido ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Akihiro Andoh ,  Koh Kamizawa

发明人： Yutaka Koshi ,  Shinji Shishido ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Akihiro Andoh ,  Koh Kamizawa

IPC分类号： H04N1/60 ,  G06K15/02 ,  H04N1/46 ,  H03M1/82

CPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06K2215/0077

摘要： In an image forming apparatus, memory capacity necessary for temporarily retaining image data is reduced. A decoding process is carried out by diving image data for one frame into element data for each color component Y, M, C and K. The element data for each color component is stored in the temporary memory. A controller starts conveyance of recording media on the basis of estimation of the completion time of decoding processing by a decoding speed estimator, and controls the recorders for Y, M, C and K to execute the recording process of element data retained in the temporary memory. This results in an image being recorded on the recording medium for each element data retained in the temporary memory, such that the conveyance of the recording media and the supply of data to the recorders for Y, M, C and K are matched, and the data amount to be retained in the temporary memory is reduced.

摘要翻译： 在图像形成装置中，减少了暂时保留图像数据所需的存储容量。 通过将一帧的图像数据潜入每个颜色分量Y，M，C和K的元素数据来进行解码处理。每个颜色分量的元素数据被存储在临时存储器中。 控制器基于解码速度估计器对解码处理的完成时间的估计开始传送记录介质，并且控制Y，M，C和K的记录器执行保存在临时存储器中的元素数据的记录处理 。 这导致在记录介质上记录保留在临时存储器中的每个元素数据的图像，使得记录介质的传送和向Y，​​M，C和K的记录器提供数据被匹配，并且 减少了要保存在临时存储器中的数据量。

公开(公告)号：US5900946A

公开(公告)日：1999-05-04

申请号：US416984

申请日：1995-04-05

申请人： Setsu Kunitake ,  Koh Kamizawa ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Akihiro Andoh

发明人： Setsu Kunitake ,  Koh Kamizawa ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Akihiro Andoh

IPC分类号： G06T9/00 ,  H03M7/30 ,  H04N1/41 ,  H04N7/60 ,  H04N19/102 ,  H04N19/126 ,  H04N19/134 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/625

CPC分类号： H04N21/434 ,  H04N19/115 ,  H04N19/152 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N19/146 ,  H04N19/50

摘要： Transfer control information for controlling a transfer amount per unit time of a transfer path is delivered from a transfer control section to an information transfer section. During encoding, the information transfer section receives image information from an external device in accordance with the transfer control information, and inputs the same to an image-information encoding/decoding section. A code-amount control section forwards code-amount control information for controlling the code amount to the image-information encoding/decoding section. The image-information encoding/decoding section encodes the image information in accordance with the code-amount control information outputted from the code-amount control section. The information transfer section transfers to an external device encoded information outputted from the image-information encoding/decoding section, while the transfer amount per unit time is being controlled by the transfer control section.

摘要翻译： 用于控制传送路径的每单位时间的传送量的传送控制信息从传送控制部传送到信息传送部。 在编码期间，信息传送部根据传送控制信息从外部设备接收图像信息，并将其输入到图像信息编码/解码部分。 码量控制部分转发用于控制代码量的代码量控制信息给图像信息编码/解码部分。 图像信息编码/解码部分根据从码量控制部分输出的码量控制信息对图像信息进行编码。 信息传送部分转移到由图像信息编码/解码部分输出的外部设备编码信息，同时转移控制部分控制每单位时间的传送量。

公开(公告)号：US5822463A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-13

申请号：US917168

申请日：1997-08-25

申请人： Taro Yokose ,  Akihiro Andoh ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

发明人： Taro Yokose ,  Akihiro Andoh ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

IPC分类号： G06T9/00 ,  H03M7/30 ,  H03M7/36 ,  H03M7/40 ,  H04N1/41 ,  H04N19/126 ,  H04N19/134 ,  H04N19/146 ,  H04N19/189 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/625 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/91

CPC分类号： H04N19/192 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/149 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/146 ,  H04N19/152

摘要： An image transforming section subjects image data to compression processing. A quantizing section quantizes the transformed data using a quantization width. A variable-length coding section subjects the quantized data to variable-length coding. A code-amount computing section determines a total code amount by accumulating partial code amounts. A control section performs control based on the code amount. An estimating method selecting section adaptively selects a quantization width estimating method. A coded result storage section stores data of a code amount corresponding to the quantization width. First and second quantization width estimating sections have different quantization width estimating methods.

摘要翻译： 图像变换部将图像数据进行压缩处理。 量化部分使用量化宽度来量化变换的数据。 可变长度编码部分对经量化的数据进行可变长度编码。 代码量计算部分通过累积部分代码量来确定总代码量。 控制部根据代码量进行控制。 估计方法选择部分自适应地选择量化宽度估计方法。 编码结果存储部分存储与量化宽度对应的代码量的数据。 第一和第二量化宽度估计部分具有不同的量化宽度估计方法。

公开(公告)号：US06236756B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-22

申请号：US09210769

申请日：1998-12-14

申请人： Shunichi Kimura ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

发明人： Shunichi Kimura ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

IPC分类号： G06K946

CPC分类号： G06T9/00

摘要： An image analysis device and method that have a mechanism for exactly predicting image quality determining factors and determine a coding parameter for an input image by combining plural different image quality determining factors, which does not deteriorate the image quality of the input image and raises the compression ratio as high as possible. In the image analysis device, an image extraction unit 102 extracts an image area to be analyzed from an input image 101. The extracted image area 102 is input to plural physical quantity calculating units 104. Each physical quantity calculating unit 104 calculates a physical quantity 105 independently of others and each of obtained physical quantities 105 is input to plural image quality determining factor calculating units 106. On receiving the plural physical quantities 105, each of the image quality determining factor calculating units 106 calculates an image quality determining factor 107. A coding parameter calculating unit 108 calculates a coding parameter based on the plural image quality determining factors 107 output from the plural image quality determining factor calculating units 106.

摘要翻译： 一种图像分析装置和方法，具有用于精确地预测图像质量决定因素的机构，并且通过组合多个不同的图像质量确定因子来确定输入图像的编码参数，这不会降低输入图像的图像质量并提高压缩 比例尽可能高。 在图像分析装置中，图像提取单元102从输入图像101提取要分析的图像区域。提取图像区域102被输入到多个物理量计算单元104.每个物理量计算单元104计算物理量105 独立于其他，并且获得的每个物理量105被输入到多个图像质量确定因子计算单元106.在接收到多个物理量105时，每个图像质量确定因子计算单元106计算图像质量确定因子107.编码 参数计算单元108基于从多个图像质量确定因子计算单元106输出的多个图像质量确定因子107来计算编码参数。

公开(公告)号：US5991458A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US912112

申请日：1997-08-15

申请人： Setsu Kunitake ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Taro Yokose ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

发明人： Setsu Kunitake ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Taro Yokose ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

IPC分类号： B41J5/30 ,  G06T9/00 ,  H04N1/41 ,  H04N17/00 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/102 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/126 ,  H04N19/134 ,  H04N19/136 ,  H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/162 ,  H04N19/167 ,  H04N19/169 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/189 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/625 ,  H04N19/86 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： H04N17/004 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/126 ,  H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/147 ,  H04N19/149 ,  H04N19/15 ,  H04N19/154 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/146

摘要： An image quality control apparatus having an image divider, a converter, an image analyzer, an image output property circuit, a quantization method selector, a quantizer and a coder. The image divider divides an input image into a plurality of divided images including a predetermined number of picture elements. The converter converts the divided images into converted coefficients. Then, the image analyzer determines a property of the divided images which is output by the image output property output circuit. A quantization selector selects a quantization method in response to the divided image property that was found by the image analyzer and the image output property output circuit. The quantizer quantizes the conversion coefficients found by the converter in accordance with the quantization methods selected by the quantization selector. A coder then codes the conversion coefficients quantized by the quantizer.

摘要翻译： 具有图像分割器，转换器，图像分析器，图像输出特性电路，量化方法选择器，量化器和编码器的图像质量控制装置。 图像分割器将输入图像划分成包括预定数量的图像元素的多个分割图像。 转换器将分割的图像转换为转换的系数。 然后，图像分析仪确定由图像输出特性输出电路输出的分割图像的特性。 量化选择器响应于由图像分析仪和图像输出特性输出电路找到的分割图像特性来选择量化方法。 量化器根据由量化选择器选择的量化方法量化转换器发现的转换系数。 然后，编码器对由量化器量化的转换系数进行编码。

公开(公告)号：US5987182A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-16

申请号：US876484

申请日：1997-06-16

申请人： Shunichi Kimura ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Taro Yokose ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

发明人： Shunichi Kimura ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Taro Yokose ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Koh Kamizawa

IPC分类号： H04N19/50 ,  G06T9/00 ,  H03M7/40 ,  H04N1/41 ,  H04N1/417 ,  H04N19/102 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H04N19/167 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/91 ,  G06K9/36

CPC分类号： G06T9/00

摘要： A plurality of reference pixel extracting means check their corresponding reference pixel ranges and pixel values in predetermined auxiliary regions. Reference pixel range selecting means selects a reference pixel range based on the checked pixel values. When the number of types of pixel values for an input image is found to be locally low in the selected reference pixel range, the number of reference pixels is increased. On the other hand, when the number of types of the pixel values for the input image is found to be locally large, the number of reference pixels is decreased. As a result, states can be generated by a Markov model image encoding system capable of improving encoding efficiency without increasing the number of the states sharply. Owing to the above construction, even when the number of tones for the input image is high upon Markov model image encoding, the number of reference pixels can be increased without abruptly increasing the number of states later on to improve compression efficiency.

摘要翻译： 多个参考像素提取装置在预定的辅助区域中检查其对应的参考像素范围和像素值。 参考像素范围选择装置基于所检查的像素值来选择参考像素范围。 当在所选择的参考像素范围中发现输入图像的像素值的数量在本地较低时，参考像素的数量增加。 另一方面，当发现输入图像的像素值的类型的数量局部地大时，参考像素的数量减少。 结果，可以通过能够提高编码效率的马尔可夫模型图像编码系统来生成状态，而不会急剧增加状态数。 由于上述结构，即使在马尔科夫模型图像编码时输入图像的色调数量高的情况下，也可以增加参考像素的数量而不会稍后突然增加状态数来提高压缩效率。

公开(公告)号：US5613015A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-18

申请号：US456607

申请日：1995-06-01

申请人： Kazuhiro Suzuki ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Koh Kamizawa

发明人： Kazuhiro Suzuki ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Setsu Kunitake ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Koh Kamizawa

IPC分类号： G06T7/60 ,  G06T9/00 ,  G06K9/34

CPC分类号： G06T7/60 ,  G06T9/007

摘要： An image signal analyzing system for analyzing a pattern of an image on the basis of the waveforms of the image signals. The system includes a block extracting section for sampling an image signal and dividing the sampled image signal into input pixel blocks each consisting of m.times.n pixels (m and n are positive integers), a mean value separating section for subtracting a mean value from each pixel in the pixel block, a first analyzing section for analyzing a feature quantity of the direction of the tone variation of a mean-value separated block obtained from the mean value separating section, a second analyzing section for analyzing a feature quantity of the direction of amplitude of the mean-value separated block, and a judging section for judging a feature of waveform of the input pixel block on the basis of the analysis results of the first analyzing section and the second analyzing section.

摘要翻译： 一种用于基于图像信号的波形分析图像的图案的图像信号分析系统。 该系统包括块提取部分，用于对图像信号进行采样并将采样的图像信号分成由m×n个像素组成的输入像素块（m和n为正整数），平均值分离部分，用于从 像素块，用于分析从平均值分离部获得的平均值分离块的色调变化的方向的特征量的第一分析部，用于分析平均值分离部的振幅方向的特征量的第二分析部 平均值分离块，以及用于基于第一分析部分和第二分析部分的分析结果来判断输入像素块的波形特征的判断部分。

公开(公告)号：US5995660A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-30

申请号：US890424

申请日：1997-07-09

申请人： Akihiro Andoh ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Shinji Shishido ,  Yutaka Koshi

发明人： Akihiro Andoh ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Shinji Shishido ,  Yutaka Koshi

IPC分类号： H04N1/40 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06T7/40 ,  H03M7/30 ,  H04N1/413 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/68

CPC分类号： G06K9/00456

摘要： The present invention has an object to determine whether image data is generated by data processing such as PDL, or optically captured scan-in image, for each area.To achieve the object, a determining table is provided for distribution patterns of pixels having substantially the same pixel value for image data area composed of plural pixels. Then a reference area designating unit designates a reference area by selecting from input image data the pixel of interest having a pixel value and the reference pixels surrounding thereof. A same pixel value distribution generating unit compares the pixel value of the pixel of interest with the pixel values of the reference pixels in the reference area to generate a distribution pattern of the pixel having substantially the same pixel value. Next, a determining unit compares the generated distribution pattern with the distribution patterns held in the determining table to determine the reference area to be the image data generated by data processing.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是确定通过诸如PDL的数据处理或者每个区域的光学捕获的扫描图像来生成图像数据。 为了实现该目的，提供了一个确定表，用于具有与由多个像素组成的图像数据区域具有基本相同的像素值的像素的分布图案。 然后，参考区域指定单元通过从输入图像数据中选择具有像素值的关注像素和围绕它的参考像素来指定参考区域。 相同像素值分布生成单元将感兴趣像素的像素值与参考区域中的参考像素的像素值进行比较，以生成具有基本相同像素值的像素的分布图案。 接下来，确定单元将生成的分布模式与保持在确定表中的分布模式进行比较，以确定作为通过数据处理生成的图像数据的参考区域。

公开(公告)号：US06459437B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-01

申请号：US09453716

申请日：1999-12-03

申请人： Masanori Sekino ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Fujio Ihara ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Taro Yokose ,  Koh Kamizawa

发明人： Masanori Sekino ,  Yutaka Koshi ,  Fujio Ihara ,  Shunichi Kimura ,  Taro Yokose ,  Koh Kamizawa

IPC分类号： G06T1140

CPC分类号： G06T11/001

摘要： An index signal and a delta signal are generated from an input pixel value, and then, inputted to an input buffer by every predetermined pixel to be processed. A controlling unit compares the index signal in the input buffer with a tag (index signal) in a coefficient cache. When they coinside with each other, the controlling unit reads out the corresponding coefficient from the coefficient cache and supplies the same to an interpolating unit. The interpolating unit simultaneously receives the delta signal and supplies the keeping color data to an output buffer. Thereafter, the interpolating unit accesses to the coefficient storing memory by using an index signal that does not coinside with either one of cache-tag (index signal) to obtain a coefficient, and similarly, interpolatively generates color data. Data of converted color is outputted from the output buffer in the order of inputting the pixel. A color converting device of the present invention can perform a color conversion with high precision without increasing a reading-out band of a coefficient table for a color conversion.

摘要翻译： 从输入像素值生成索引信号和增量信号，然后通过每个要处理的预定像素输入到输入缓冲器。 控制单元将输入缓冲器中的索引信号与系数高速缓存中的标签（索引信号）进行比较。 当它们彼此硬币化时，控制单元从系数高速缓存读出相应的系数并将其提供给内插单元。 内插单元同时接收增量信号，并将保持颜色数据提供给输出缓冲器。 此后，内插单元通过使用不具有硬币的索引信号来访问系数存储存储器，其中任一个缓存标签（索引信号）中的任何一个以获得系数，并且类似地内插地生成颜色数据。 以输入像素的顺序从输出缓冲器输出转换后的颜色数据。 本发明的颜色转换装置可以在不增加用于颜色转换的系数表的读出频带的情况下以高精度执行颜色转换。