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US 6,144,411 AGranted
Image processing apparatus with format conversion capabilities
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakashi Kobayashi, Shinichi Hatae
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an input unit for inputting an image signal, a signal processing unit for processing an output from the input unit to generate an image signal of a first format, a conversion unit for compressing an output from the signal processing unit and converting the same to an image signal of a second format and a digital interface unit for selectively transmitting the output from the signal processing unit and the output from the conversion unit to an external equipment.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- (a) image pick-up means;
- (b) signal processing means for generating a digital image signal of a first format on the basis of an output from said image pick-up means;
- (c) conversion means for converting the digital image signal of said first format to a digital image signal of a second format;
- (d) recording/reproducing means for converting the digital image signal of said first format to a digital image signal of a third format, said recording/reproducing means recording the digital image signal of said third format on a recording medium;
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- (e) digital interface means for transmitting the digital image signal of said second format which is outputted from said conversion means and the digital image signal of said third format which is outputted from said recording/reproducing means selectively.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- (a) image pick-up means;
- (b) signal processing means for generating a digital image signal of a first format on the basis of an output from said image pick-up means;
- (c) reproducing means for reproducing a digital image signal of a third formal from a recording media and converting the digital image signal of said third format to the digital image signal of said first format;
- (d) conversion means for converting the digital image signal of said first format to a digital image signal of a second format;
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- (e) digital interface means for transmitting the digital image signal of said second format which is outputted from said conversion means and the digital image signal of said third format which is outputted from said reproducing means selectively.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- (a) image pick-up means;
- (b) signal processing means for generating a digital image signal of a first format on the basis of an output from said image pick-up means;
- (c) conversion means for converting the digital image signal of said first format to a digital image signal of a second format;
- (d) reproducing means for reproducing a digital image signal of a third format from a recording media;
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- (e) digital interface means for transmitting the digital image signal of said first format which is outputted from said signal processing means, the digital image signal of said second format which is outputted from said conversion means and the digital image signal of said third format which is outputted from said reproducing means selectively.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- (a) input means for inputting an image signal;
- (b) signal processing means for generating a digital image signal of a first format on the basis of an output from said input means;
- (c) conversion means for converting the digital image signal of said first format to a digital image signal of a second format;
- (d) recording/reproducing means for converting the digital image signal of said first format to a digital image signal of a third format, said recording/reproducing means recording the digital image signal of said third format on a recording media;
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- (e) digital interface means for transmitting the digital image signal of said second format which is outputted from said conversion means and the digital image signal of said third format which is outputted from said recording/reproducing means selectively.
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