Image output apparatus connectable to mutually different external data processing apparatus
US5038298A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S347/90
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image data output apparatus of this invention is connected to an image scanner and a data processor (host computer). The image data output apparatus includes interfaces, a data converter, a video signal generator, an LBP (Laser Beam Printer) engine unit, and the like. Multi-level image data scanned by the image scanner is converted by the data converter into data having a desired data format corresponding to the data processor. The converted data is output to the data processor through the corresponding interface. Meanwhile, the scanned image data is also supplied to the video signal generator and is converted to a drive signal for driving a semiconductor laser of the LBP (Laser Beam Printer) engine unit.
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