Image forming system
First Claim
1. An image forming system constituted by connecting a plurality of image forming apparatuses each for storing image data in storage means and forming an image, whereina predetermined one of said image forming apparatuses comprises:
- (a) input mean for inputting color-seperated image data of each different color in a sequential manner and for inputting in parallel the color-separated image data of each different color;
(b) storage means for storing the input image data input by said input means;
(c) data compressing means for data compressing the image data stored in said storage means; and
(d) transfer means for transferring the image data compressed by said compressing means to said image forming apparatuses.
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Abstract
An image forming system includes a plurality of sequentially connected image forming apparatuses, each of which stores image data in a storage unit, and forms an image by reading out the stored image data. The image forming system also includes at least an apparatus for storing input image data into a memory after compressing the information amount of the data, and forming an image by reading out the compressed image data from the memory. A predetermined one of the image forming apparatuses includes an input unit for inputting color-separated image data of each different color, a storage unit for storing the color-separated image data without compressing the information amount of the data, and an output unit which is capable of outputting the color-separated image data of each different color in a frame-sequential manner from the storage unit, and which is capable of outputting the color-separated image data of each different color in parallel. This arrangement results in the memory capacity of the entire system being decreased while maintaining a high copy volume.
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1. An image forming system constituted by connecting a plurality of image forming apparatuses each for storing image data in storage means and forming an image, wherein
a predetermined one of said image forming apparatuses comprises: -
(a) input mean for inputting color-seperated image data of each different color in a sequential manner and for inputting in parallel the color-separated image data of each different color; (b) storage means for storing the input image data input by said input means; (c) data compressing means for data compressing the image data stored in said storage means; and (d) transfer means for transferring the image data compressed by said compressing means to said image forming apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An image forming apparatus usable in an image forming system constituted by connecting a plurality of image forming apparatuses each for forming an image, comprising:
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(a) input means for inputting color-separated image data of each different color in a sequential manner and for inputting in parallel the color-separated image data of each different color; (b) storage means for storing the input image data; and (c) data compressing means for data compressing the image data stored in said storage means; and (d) transfer means for transferring the image data compressed by said compressing means to said image forming apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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