Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Abstract

In a pipeline process structure having a plurality of processing functions 131-1 to 131-N which are connected to each other in a pipeline mode so as to execute predetermined process operations, while an image information read-skipping unit 132 for skipping a reading operation of a portion of image information to be processed is provided with at least one of these plural processing functions 131-1 to 131-N, when the image information is processed on such a system for requiring/releasing a memory, the image information can be effectively processed and acquired.

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