Image processing apparatus, and image processing device which processes image data in correspondence with one or more pixels of an image

A method for processing image data in correspondence with one or more pixels of an image, the method comprising:

• a first image processing to operate in accordance with an instruction from a CPU, the first image processing including:
• (i) receiving first processing image data including image data and attribute data, (ii) processing the image data of the received first processing image data based on an attribute value of the attribute data, and (iii) outputting second processing image data including the image data processed by the first processing unit and the attribute data;
• an intermediate processing to operate in accordance with an instruction from the CPU, the intermediate processing including:
• (i) receiving the second processing image data obtained by the first image processing, and (ii) processing the received second processing image data to exclude the attribute value of the attribute data thereof;
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• a second image processing to operate in accordance with an instruction from the CPU, the second image processing including processing the image data of the second processing image data processed in the intermediate processing, under a condition that there is no compatibility with the attribute data.

An image processing device, which processes image data in correspondence with one or more pixels of an image, comprising:

• a first image processing module configured to operate in accordance with an instruction from a CPU, the first image processing module including:
• (i) a first receiving unit configured to receive first processing image data including image data and attribute data, and (ii) a first processing unit configured to process the image data of the received first processing image data based on an attribute value of the attribute data, wherein the first image processing module processes the image data of the received first processing image data by the first processing unit, and outputs second processing image data including image data processed by the first processing unit and attribute data;
• an intermediate processing module configured to operate in accordance with an instruction from the CPU;
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• a second image processing module configured to operate in accordance with an instruction from the CPU, the second image processing module being incompatible with the attribute data and including a second processing unit configured to process the image data of the second processing image data,
• wherein the intermediate processing module processes the second processing image data to exclude the attribute value of the attribute data from the second processing image data, and outputs the processed second processing image data to the second image processing module.