Image recording processing circuit, image recording apparatus and image recording method using image recording processing circuit
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorsYukio Sugita, Yoji Okazaki, Takao Ozaki
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Abstract
Mirror sequential data supplied from an RIP are temporarily stored as divided data in memory banks of an intermediate memory. Thereafter, the stored mirror sequential data are read in blocks. Then, a transposition processor transposes a matrix of the mirror sequential data into frame sequential data, and supplies the frame sequential data to a DMD controller.
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An image recording processing circuit for use in an image recording apparatus for recording a two-dimensional image on an image recording surface, the image recording apparatus comprising an image recording head having a plurality of image recording components for forming, on the image recording surface, a chronological sequence of image recording dot groups comprising a plurality of image recording dots based on a plurality of image recording dot data, depending on relative movement of the image recording head with respect to the image recording surface, said image recording processing circuit comprising:
- an image recording component sequential data storage circuit for storing the image recording dot data as image recording component sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording components;
- a converting circuit for converting said image recording component sequential data into frame sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording dot groups to be formed by said image recording head;
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- a frame sequential data storage circuit for storing said frame sequential data adapted to be supplied in a chronological sequence to said’ image recording components.
An image recording apparatus for moving an image recording head relatively to an image recording surface, the image recording head each having a plurality of image recording components for forming, on the image recording surface, an image recording dot group comprising a plurality of image recording dots, and successively supplying the image recording components with a plurality of image recording dot data for forming the image recording dot group depending on the relative movement of the image recording head to form a chronological sequence of image recording dot groups for thereby recording a two-dimensional image on the image recording surface, said image recording apparatus comprising:
- an image recording component sequential data storage circuit for storing the image recording dot data supplied to the image recording components as image recording component sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording components;
- a converting circuit for converting said image recording component sequential data into frame sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording dot groups formed by said image recording head;
- a frame sequential data storage circuit for storing said frame sequential data;
- and an image recording component control circuit for controlling said image recording components based on said frame sequential data.
A method of recording an image by moving an image recording head relatively to an image recording surface, the image recording head each having a plurality of image recording components for forming, on the image recording surface, an image recording dot group comprising a plurality of image recording dots, and successively supplying the image recording components with a plurality of image recording dot data for forming the image recording dot group depending on the relative movement of the image recording head to form a chronological sequence of image recording dot groups for thereby recording a two-dimensional image on the image recording surface, said method comprising the steps of:
- supplying the image recording dot data supplied to the image recording components as image recording component sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording components;
- converting said image recording component sequential data into frame sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording dot groups formed by said image recording head;
- supplying said frame sequential data in a chronological sequence to said image recording components;
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- controlling said image recording components based on said frame sequential data to record a two-dimensional image on said image recording surface.
An image recording processing circuit for use in an image recording apparatus for moving an image recording head relatively to an image recording surface, the image recording head each having a plurality of image recording components for forming, on the image recording surface, an image recording dot group comprising a plurality of image recording dots, and successively supplying the image recording components with a plurality of image recording dot data for forming the image recording dot group depending on the relative movement of the image recording head to form a chronological sequence of image recording dot groups for thereby recording a two-dimensional image on the image recording surface, said image recording processing circuit comprising:
- an image recording component sequential data storage circuit for storing the image recording dot data supplied to the image recording components as image recording component sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording components;
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- a converting circuit for reading blocks of said image recording component sequential data for a predetermined number of said image recording components which serve as a portion of said image recording head, from said image recording component sequential data storage circuit, and converting the blocks of said image recording component sequential data into frame sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording dot groups formed by said image recording head;
- wherein said frame sequential data are supplied in a chronological sequence to said image recording components.
An image recording apparatus for moving an image recording head relatively to an image recording surface, the image recording head each having a plurality of image recording components for forming, on the image recording surface, an image recording dot group comprising a plurality of image recording dots, and successively supplying the image recording components with a plurality of image recording dot data for forming the image recording dot group depending on the relative movement of the image recording head to form a chronological sequence of image recording dot groups for thereby recording a two-dimensional image on the image recording surface, said image recording apparatus comprising:
- an image recording component sequential data storage circuit for storing the image recording dot data supplied to the image recording components as image recording component sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording components;
- a converting circuit for reading blocks of said image recording component sequential data for a predetermined number of said image recording components which serve as a portion of said image recording head, from said image recording component sequential data storage circuit, and converting the blocks of said image recording component sequential data into frame sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording dot groups formed by said image recording head;
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- an image recording component control circuit for controlling said image recording components based on said frame sequential data.
A method of recording an image by moving an image recording head relatively to an image recording surface, the image recording head each having a plurality of image recording components for forming, on the image recording surface, an image recording dot group comprising a plurality of image recording dots, and successively supplying the image recording components with a plurality of image recording dot data for forming the image recording dot group depending on the relative movement of the image recording head to form a chronological sequence of image recording dot groups for thereby recording a two-dimensional image on the image recording surface, said method comprising the steps of:
- supplying the image recording dot data supplied to the image recording components as image recording component sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording components;
- reading blocks of said image recording component sequential data for a predetermined number of said image recording components which serve as a portion of said image recording head, and converting the blocks of said image recording component sequential data into frame sequential data which are chronological data for the respective image recording dot groups formed by said image recording head;
- supplying said frame sequential data in a chronological sequence to said image recording components;
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- controlling said image recording components based on said frame sequential data to record a two-dimensional image on said image recording surface.
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