Freely configurable image processing apparatus
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of processing sections each executing a specified type of processing on a digital image signal; and
a controller coupled to said plurality of processing sections and configured for setting a sequence of processing on an image signal by said plurality of processing sections, according to a signal indicative of said sequence of processing;
wherein said controller comprises;
a plurality of buses connecting said plurality of processing sections and carrying image signals,an input selector coupled to the plurality of buses and a processing section of the plurality of processing sections and configured for selectively fetching an image signal from one of the plurality of buses into said processing section,an output selector coupled to the plurality of buses and a processing section of the plurality of processing sections and configured for selecting one of the plurality of buses to which an image signal from said processing signal is output, anda selector control section coupled to said input selector and said output selector and configured for selecting one of the plurality of buses by means of switching said input selector and said output selector.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A freely configurable image processing apparatus comprises a plurality of processing sections each executing a specified processing to a digital image signal; namely a scanner section, a shading section, a filter section, an image size changing section, a γ-conversion section, a tone processing section, an editorial section, a storage section, an external interface section, a printing section, and a plot section, wherein a sequence of processing by these processing section can freely be changed by a selector control section according to an instruction from a main control section by switching a mains elector and an out selector connected to each processing section.
-
Citations
14 Claims
-
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
-
a plurality of processing sections each executing a specified type of processing on a digital image signal; and a controller coupled to said plurality of processing sections and configured for setting a sequence of processing on an image signal by said plurality of processing sections, according to a signal indicative of said sequence of processing; wherein said controller comprises; a plurality of buses connecting said plurality of processing sections and carrying image signals, an input selector coupled to the plurality of buses and a processing section of the plurality of processing sections and configured for selectively fetching an image signal from one of the plurality of buses into said processing section, an output selector coupled to the plurality of buses and a processing section of the plurality of processing sections and configured for selecting one of the plurality of buses to which an image signal from said processing signal is output, and a selector control section coupled to said input selector and said output selector and configured for selecting one of the plurality of buses by means of switching said input selector and said output selector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
Specification