Image signal interface system
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1. An image signal interface system for use between a plurality of image signal sources having different γ
- characteristics and a single image output device for producing a hard copy based on an image signal produced by one of the image signal sources at a time, said image signal interface system comprising;
a plurality of selectable γ
correcting tables for converting the image signals from the image signal sources to image signals which match the γ
characteristics of the image output device;
at least one density coefficient table for varying at least the maximum density and contrast of the image signals from the image signal sources;
a lookup table setting unit for converting the image signals from one of the image signal sources according to correction data from said γ
correcting table and said density coefficient table corresponding to said one of the image signal sources such that γ
correction and gradation correction occur simultaneously in said lookup table setting unit; and
control means for initiating transmission of said image signals from said one of the image signal sources and for supplying information from said plurality of γ
correcting tables and from said at least one density coefficient table to said lookup table setting unit.
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An image signal interface system includes an A/D converter for converting an analog image signal from one, at a time, of a plurality of image signal sources to digital image data, a table memory for storing as a device table attribute data on the analog image signal from the one of the image signal sources, and a control unit for reading the attribute data from the table memory and controlling the A/D converter based on the attribute data.
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1. An image signal interface system for use between a plurality of image signal sources having different γ
- characteristics and a single image output device for producing a hard copy based on an image signal produced by one of the image signal sources at a time, said image signal interface system comprising;
a plurality of selectable γ
correcting tables for converting the image signals from the image signal sources to image signals which match the γ
characteristics of the image output device;at least one density coefficient table for varying at least the maximum density and contrast of the image signals from the image signal sources; a lookup table setting unit for converting the image signals from one of the image signal sources according to correction data from said γ
correcting table and said density coefficient table corresponding to said one of the image signal sources such that γ
correction and gradation correction occur simultaneously in said lookup table setting unit; andcontrol means for initiating transmission of said image signals from said one of the image signal sources and for supplying information from said plurality of γ
correcting tables and from said at least one density coefficient table to said lookup table setting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- characteristics and a single image output device for producing a hard copy based on an image signal produced by one of the image signal sources at a time, said image signal interface system comprising;
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5. An image signal interface system for use between a plurality of image signal sources having different γ
- characteristics and a single image output device for producing a hard copy based on an image signal produced by one of the image signal sources at a time, said image signal interface system comprising;
a communication interface for receiving control signals from said image signal sources; an A/D converter; a first switch for selectively connecting each of said image signal sources to said A/D converter; a plurality of device tables containing attribute data corresponding to each of the image signal sources; a plurality of selectable γ
correcting tables for converting the image signals from the image signal sources to image signals which match the γ
characteristics of the image output device;at least one density coefficient table for varying at least the maximum density and contrast of the image signals from said one of the image signal sources; a lookup table setting unit for converting the image signals from one of the image signal sources according to correction data from said γ
correcting table and said density coefficient table corresponding to said one of the image signal sources such that γ
correction and gradation correction occur simultaneously in said lookup table setting unit;control means for receiving information from said communication interface and said memory means and for controlling said A/D converter with said attribute data and supplying said lookup table setting unit with data from said γ
correcting table and said density coefficient table; andan output means for reproducing an image based on the image signal from said one of the image signal sources.
- characteristics and a single image output device for producing a hard copy based on an image signal produced by one of the image signal sources at a time, said image signal interface system comprising;
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