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US 7,009,722 B1Granted
Image processing apparatus for compressing image data with optimum compression method corresponding to image size thereof
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorJunji Nishigaki
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus for storing image data in a memory, reading image data stored in a memory, and generating print data, and is provided with a size designating means for designating an image size, and a memory control means for storing in memory the image data compressed by a compression method corresponding to a specified image size.
Claims5
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a memory for storing image data;
- a designator for designating the image size;
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- a compression system which compress the image data by a compression method corresponding to the image size designated with the designator and sends the compressed image data to the memory,
- wherein said compression system includes a first compression method which allows image editing in a compressed state and a second compression method which does not allow image editing in a compressed state.
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