# US 2017/0257522 A1 · Integrated circuit, image processing apparatus, and image processing method

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- Number: US 2017/0257522 A1
- Document ID: US20170257522A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/243,515
- Filed: 2016-08-22
- Published: 2017-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-03
- Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Kenichi TAKAHASHI; Shunji TSUNASHIMA; Kazuo HAYASHI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170257522A1

## CPC

- H04N 1/40068: {Modification of image resolution, i.e. determining the values of picture elements at new relative positions (H04N1/3935 takes precedence)}
- H04N 1/2338: {according to user specified instructions, e.g. user selection of reproduction mode}
- H04N 1/4406: {Restricting access, e.g. according to user identity (mechanisms actuated y cards, PIN or the like in apparatus for dispensing G07F7/08)}
- H04N 2201/0091: Digital copier; digital 'photocopier' (H04N2201/0093 and H04N2201/0094 take precedence)
- H04N 2201/0094: Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

An integrated circuit includes a first signal line, a first circuit, a second signal line, and an attaching circuit. A first signal is transferred via the first signal line. The first circuit is connected to the first signal line and performs image processing upon the first signal being transferred thereto. The second signal line is connected to the first signal line, and a second signal indicating that the first signal has been transferred is transferred via the second signal line. The attaching circuit is connected to the second signal line and attaches, upon the second signal being transferred thereto via the second signal line, information corresponding to the second signal to an image resulting from the image processing performed by the first circuit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An integrated circuit comprising:
a first signal line via which a first signal is transferred;
a first circuit that is connected to the first signal line and that performs image processing upon the first signal being transferred thereto;
a second signal line that is connected to the first signal line and via which a second signal indicating that the first signal has been transferred is transferred; and
an attaching circuit that is connected to the second signal line and that attaches, upon the second signal being transferred thereto via the second signal line, information corresponding to the second signal to an image resulting from the image processing performed by the first circuit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the attaching circuit outputs the image having the attached information to outside of the integrated circuit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The integrated circuit according to claim 1, further comprising:
a third signal line via which the first signal is transferred; and
a second circuit that is connected to the third signal line and that performs image processing upon the first signal being transferred thereto,
wherein the attaching circuit is not connected to the third signal line via a signal line.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The integrated circuit according to claim 1, further comprising:
a sending unit that sends the first signal to a signal line connected to a circuit that performs specified image processing.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the attaching circuit attaches, upon being supplied with the image resulting from the image processing performed by the first circuit, the information to the image by using a method corresponding to resolution of the image.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the attaching circuit attaches the information to the image with a frequency corresponding to a frequency with which the second signal is transferred thereto.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

An image processing apparatus comprising:
the integrated circuit according to claim 1; and
a processor that performs a process for providing a user with the image having the information attached by the integrated circuit.

### Claim 8

An image processing method comprising:
transferring a first signal via a first signal line;
performing, with a first circuit connected to the first signal line, image processing upon the first signal being transferred to the first circuit;
transferring a second signal via a second signal line connected to the first signal line, the second signal indicating that the first signal has been transferred; and
attaching, with an attaching circuit connected to the second signal line, information corresponding to the second signal to an image resulting from the image processing performed with the first circuit, upon the second signal being transferred to the attaching circuit.