IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus that processes image data using plural processors that operate in parallel, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image-data receiving section configured to receive inputted image data;
a layout analyzing section configured to analyze a layout structure including a predetermined area on the basis of the image data received by the image-data receiving section;
a processing-amount calculating section configured to calculate a processing amount for the predetermined area in the layout structure of the image data analyzed by the layout analyzing section; and
a processing-processor determining section configured to allocate, in processing for all areas in the layout structure analyzed by the layout analyzing section, processing for the predetermined areas to any one of the plural processors on the basis of the processing amount calculated by the processing-amount calculating section.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus that processes image data using plural processors that operate in parallel includes an image-data receiving section that receives inputted image data, a layout analyzing section that analyzes a layout structure including a predetermined area on the basis of the image data received by the image-data receiving section, a processing-amount calculating section that calculates a processing amount for the predetermined area in the layout structure of the image data analyzed by the layout analyzing section, and a processing-processor determining section that allocates, in processing for all areas in the layout structure analyzed by the layout analyzing section, processing for the predetermined areas to any one of the plural processors on the basis of the processing amount calculated by the processing-amount calculating section.
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18 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus that processes image data using plural processors that operate in parallel, the image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image-data receiving section configured to receive inputted image data; a layout analyzing section configured to analyze a layout structure including a predetermined area on the basis of the image data received by the image-data receiving section; a processing-amount calculating section configured to calculate a processing amount for the predetermined area in the layout structure of the image data analyzed by the layout analyzing section; and a processing-processor determining section configured to allocate, in processing for all areas in the layout structure analyzed by the layout analyzing section, processing for the predetermined areas to any one of the plural processors on the basis of the processing amount calculated by the processing-amount calculating section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image processing apparatus that processes image data using plural processors that operate in parallel, the image processing apparatus comprising:
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an image-data receiving section configured to receive inputted image data; a layout analyzing section configured to analyze a layout structure including a predetermined area on the basis of the image data received by the image-data receiving section; a processing-amount calculating section configured to calculate a processing amount for the predetermined area in the layout structure of the image data analyzed by the layout analyzing section; and a processing-processor determining section configured to allocate, in processing for all areas in the layout structure analyzed by the layout analyzing section, processing for the predetermined area to any one of the plural processors on the basis of the processing amount calculated by the processing-amount calculating section. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image processing method for processing image data using plural processors that operate in parallel, the image processing method comprising:
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receiving inputted image data; analyzing a layout structure including a predetermined area on the basis of the received image data; calculating a processing amount for the predetermined area in the analyzed layout structure of the image data; and allocating, in processing for all areas in the analyzed layout structure, processing for the predetermined area to any one of the plural processors on the basis of the calculated processing amount. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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