US 2015/0242720 A1Published application

Image processing apparatus, image processing method for the same, and recording medium

AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.

InventorsTatsuya KITAGUCHI, Takanobu SUGIYAMA, Tomoyuki ATSUMI, Takashi OIKAWA

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Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes: an image input portion that inputs image data page by page; a sub memory; an encoder that encodes the image data; a main memory and a non-volatile memory; a mode judgment portion that judges a mode; and a controller that implements a first or second method depending on the judgment, the first method including: storing a part of one page on the sub memory; reserving a memory area for the one page in the main memory; storing the one page on the main memory; and reserving a memory area for next one page in the main memory, the second method including: reserving a memory area being capable of storing image data page by page in the sub memory; storing a part of image data on the main memory; storing a backup copy on the non-volatile memory; and deleting the image data from the main memory.

Claims21

Dependent claims

An image processing apparatus comprising:

an image input portion that inputs image data page by page;
a sub memory that stores the image data being input by the image input portion;
an encoder that encodes the image data being stored on the sub memory;
a main memory that stores the image data being encoded by the encoder, the image data being stored on the sub memory;
a non-volatile memory that stores the encoded image data, the encoded image data being stored on the main memory;
a mode judgment portion that judges a current configured image processing mode;
and
a controller that implements a first input method or a second input method depending on the judgment on the current configured image processing mode, the judgment being obtained by the mode judgment portion, the first input method comprising:
storing a part of one page of image data on the sub memory, the image data being input by the image input portion;
reserving a first memory area in the main memory, the first memory area being capable of storing the one page of image data;
storing the one page of image data on the main memory, the image data being stored on the sub memory and encoded by the encoder;
and reserving a second memory area in the main memory, the second memory area being capable of storing a next one page of image data, the second input method comprising:
reserving a third memory area in the sub memory, the third memory area being capable of storing image data page by page, the image data being input by the image input portion;
temporarily storing a part of image data on the main memory, the image data being stored on the sub memory and encoded by the encoder;
storing a backup copy of the image data on the non-volatile memory, the image data being temporarily stored on the main memory;
and deleting the image data temporarily stored on the main memory.

13 more elements

An image processing method for an image processing apparatus, the image processing method comprising:

inputting image data page by page;
storing the image data on a sub memory, the image data being input page by page;
encoding the image data being stored on the sub memory;
storing the encoded image data on a main memory, the image data being stored on the sub memory;
storing a backup copy of the encoded image data on a non-volatile memory, the encoded image data being stored on the main memory;
judging a current configured image processing mode;
and
implementing a first input method or a second input method depending on the judgment on the current configured image processing mode, the first input method comprising:
storing a part of one page of image data on the sub memory, the image data being input;
reserving a first memory area in the main memory, the first memory area being capable of storing the one page of image data;
storing the one page of image data on the main memory, the image data being stored on the sub memory and encoded;
and reserving a second memory area in the main memory, the second memory area being capable of storing a next one page of image data, the second input method comprising:
reserving a third memory area in the sub memory, the third memory area being capable of storing image data page by page, the image data being input;
temporarily storing a part of image data on the main memory, the image data being stored on the sub memory and encoded;
storing a backup copy of the image data on the non-volatile memory, the image data being temporarily stored on the main memory;
and deleting the image data temporarily stored on the main memory.

13 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having an image processing program stored thereon, the image processing program making a computer of an image processing apparatus execute:

inputting image data page by page;
storing the image data on a sub memory, the image data being input page by page;
encoding the image data being stored on the sub memory;
storing the encoded image data on a main memory, the image data being stored on the sub memory;
storing a backup copy of the encoded image data on a non-volatile memory, the encoded image data being stored on the main memory;
judging a current selected image processing mode;
and
implementing a first input method or a second input method depending on the judgment on the current configured image processing mode, the first input method comprising:
storing a part of one page of image data on the sub memory, the image data being input;
reserving a first memory area in the main memory, the first memory area being capable of storing the one page of image data;
storing the one page of image data on the main memory, the image data being stored on the sub memory and encoded;
and reserving a second memory area in the main memory, the second memory area being capable of storing a next one page of image data, the second input method comprising:
reserving a third memory area in the sub memory, the third memory area being capable of storing image data page by page, the image data being input;
temporarily storing a part of image data on the main memory, the image data being stored on the sub memory and encoded;
storing a backup copy of the image data on the non-volatile memory, the image data being temporarily stored on the main memory;
and deleting the image data temporarily stored on the main memory.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/625,495Filed 18 Feb 2015
Priority: JP 2014-03603426 Feb 2014
Published: 27 Aug 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04N 1/00
Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like
G06K 15/1886
Post-processing of the composed and rasterized print image: storage of the print image data or of parts thereof
H04N 1/32358
Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g.…
H04N 2201/329
Using picture signal storage, e.g. at transmitter: storage of less than a complete document page or image frame