Image processing apparatus for combining image and character data

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• image signal input means for entering an image signal;
• character code signal input means for entering a character code signal;
• means for color processing the image signal, entered by said image signal input means, to produce a digital color image signal, said color processing means including means for storing the image signal;
• converting means for converting the character code signal, entered by said character code input means, into a digital character image signal, said converting means including means for storing the character code signal;
• digital character image signal storing means for storing the digital character image signal converted by said converting means;
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• common image forming means for receiving the digital color image signal and the digital character image signal;
• wherein said common image forming means provides a sync signal that is synchronized with an image forming operation, and the digital character image signal stored in said digital character image signal storing means is read out in response to the sync signal and transmitted to said common image forming means.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• image signal input means for entering an image signal;
• character code signal input means for entering a character code signal;
• means for processing the image signal, entered by said image signal input means, to produce a digital image signal, said processing means including means for storing the image signal;
• means for reproducing a character represented by the character code signal, entered by said character code signal input means, in a predetermined color;
• converting means for converting the character code signal into a digital character image signal, said converting means including means for storing the character code signal;
• digital character image signal storing means for storing the digital character image signal converted by said converting means;
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• common image forming means for receiving the digital image signal and the digital character image signal;
• wherein said common image forming means provides a sync signal that is synchronized with an image forming operation, and the digital character image signal stored in said digital character image signal storing means is read out in response to the sync signal and transmitted to said common image forming means.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• image signal input means for entering an image signal;
• character code signal input means for entering a character code signal;
• means for color processing the image signal, entered by said image signal input means, to produce a digital color image signal;
• converting means for converting the character code signal, entered by said character code signal input means, into a digital character image signal;
• means for reproducing a character represented by the character code signal in a predetermined color;
• digital character image signal storing means for storing the digital character image signal converted by said converting means;
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• common image forming means for receiving the digital color image signal and the digital character image signal;
• wherein said common image forming means provides a sync signal that is synchronized with an image forming operation, and the digital character image signal stored in said digital character image signal storing means is read out in response to the sync signal and transmitted to said common image forming means.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• first image signal input means for entering a first image signal representing a background image;
• second image signal input means for entering a second image signal representing a second image;
• means for combining the first image signal, entered by said first image signal input means, with the second image signal, entered by said second image signal input means, in overlayed relation;
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• means for modifying the second image signal in accordance with the background image overlayed on the second image represented by the second image signal.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• input means for entering first and second types of image data to be combined and identification data identifying the first and second types of data respectively;
• separating means for separating the first and second types of the image data entered from said input means, said separating means separating the image data in accordance with the identification data identifying the respective types of the image data;
• first processing means for processing the first type of the image data separated by said separating means;
• second processing means for processing the second type of the image data separated by said separating means;
• said second processing means including half-tone processing means for half-tone processing the second type of the image data;
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• means for combining the image data processed by said first processing means with the image data processed by said second processing means.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• input means for entering first and second types of image data to be combined, respectively representing first and second images, and identification data identifying the first and second types of data respectively;
• means for separating the first and second types of image data entered from said input means, said separating means separating the image data in accordance with the identification data representing the respective types of the image data;
• first processing means for processing the first type of image data separated by said separating means;
• second processing means for processing the second type of the image data separated by said separating means;
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• combination means for combining the first type of image data processed by said first processing means with the second type of image data processed by said second processing means, said combining means including means for selecting a position for combination of an image represented by the first type of the image data with an image represented by the second type of the image data.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• input means for entering first and second types of image data to be combined and identification data for identifying the first and second types respectively;
• separating means for separating the first and second types of image data entered from said input means, said separating means separating the image data in accordance with the identification data representing the respective types of the image data;
• first processing means for processing the first type of the image data separated by said separating means;
• second processing means for processing the second type of the image data separated by said separating means, said second processing means including color processing means for color processing the second type of the image data;
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• means for combining the image data processed by said first processing means with the image data processed by said second processing means.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• image signal input means for entering a dot image signal;
• character signal input means for entering a dot character signal;
• first storing means for storing the dot image signal entered by said image signal input means;
• second storing means for storing the dot character signal entered by said character signal input means;
• common image forming means for receiving the dot image signal from said first storing means and the dot character signal from said second storing means;
• means for allowing said common image forming means to receive the dot image signal and the dot character signal
• wherein said common image forming means provides a sync signal that is synchronized with an image forming operation and the dot character signal stored in said second storing means is read out in response to the sync signal and transmitted to said common image forming means.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• first image signal input means for entering a noncompressed image signal;
• second image signal input means for entering a compressed image signal;
• first processing the noncompressed image signal entered by said first image signal input means;
• second processing means for processing the compressed image signal entered by said second image signal input means, said second processing means including means for decoding the compressed image signal;
• common image forming means for receiving and combining the respective image signals from said first and second processing means;
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• means for allowing said common image forming means to receive and combine the respective image signals from said first and second processing means.