US 5,970,216 A · Image processing system which synthesizes a generated first image signal with a second image signal selected from a plurality of input image signals

Abstract

An image processing system includes a printer engine (3) corresponding to one or both of binary and multi-value data, and a plurality of memory devices (1a, 1b) for storing bit map data and supplying a binary or multi-value video signal to the printer engine, and an interface (7) for connecting the plurality of memory devices (1a, 1b) to the engine (3). Binary or multi-value data is read out from an arbitrary memory device, two different binary data, two different multi-value data, or binary data and multi-value data are synthesized, and the synthesized data is printed. Processing, which is conventionally performed by a single memory device, can be separately performed by the plurality of memory devices, thus increasing the processing speed. Various processing operations such as binary-multi-value synthesizing processing can easily be performed.

Claims10

Dependent claims

An image processing apparatus comprising:

a) input means for inputting page description language data;
b) separating means for separating command data and first raster image data in the page description language data;
c) storing means for storing second raster image data;
d) converting means for converting the command data to third raster image data;
e) synthesizing means for synthesizing the third raster image data and the second raster image data;
and
f) output means for outputting the synthesized raster image data.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

08/933,502Filed 18 Sep 1997 · continuation

Priority

JP 3-13908711 Jun 1991

Granted

19 Oct 1999

Term ends

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Classification5 codes

G06K 15/00
Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
H04N 1/3871
Composing, repositioning or otherwise geometrically modifying originals: the composed originals being of different kinds, e.g. low- and…
G06K 2215/008
Raster outputting to the print element: from more than one raster memory
G06K
Graphical data reading

Image processing system which synthesizes a generated first image signal with a second image signal selected from a plurality of input image signals

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Image processing system which synthesizes a generated first image signal with a second image signal selected from a plurality of input image signals

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Abstract

Claims10