Image processing apparatus having a buffer memory for image data storage
AssigneeMegaChips Corporation
InventorGen Sasaki
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Abstract
Two local buffers are provided between an image processing unit and an image compression and expansion unit for compression into a predetermined format. Write and read control units serve to alternately use the two local buffers. As a result, process flow starting from the image processing unit to generate compressed image data by the image compression and expansion unit requires no main memory, whereby high-speed image processing is allowed with low power consumption.
Claims7
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An image processing apparatus for performing image processing on captured data of an image of a desired subject, comprising:
- an image processing part;
- including:
- a buffer memory for data storage;
- an image processing unit for performing a predetermined process on said captured data to obtain image data, and writing said image data to said buffer memory;
- and
- a compression unit for compressing said image data read from said buffer memory;
- a storage unit provided outside said image processing part;
- and
- an image display processing unit for converting said image data into data for image display, said image data being written to said buffer memory by said image processing unit, whereby said data for image display is reproduced on a display device.
An image processing apparatus for performing image processing on captured data of an image of a desired subject, comprising:
- an image processing part;
- including:
- a buffer memory for data storage;
- an image processing unit for performing a predetermined process on said captured data to obtain image data, and writing said image data to said buffer memory;
- and
- a compression unit for compressing said image data read from said buffer memory;
- a storage unit provided outside said image processing part;
- and
- an image display processing unit for converting said image data into data for image display, said image data being written to said buffer memory by said image processing unit, whereby said data for image display is reproduced on an electronic viewfinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.