Color image processing system which provides multiple image processing operations through a single interface
US5634092A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 27, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing system provides a single interface between the application program and the operating system, through which all image processing services are accessed. This interface includes a dispatcher which directs a call for a particular image processing function, as well as calls that require color matching, to the appropriate components which perform the desired services. Various functions such as color modeling, image compression, image format translation, and standard image processing are available to all application programs through the computer's operating system, in addition to color matching. This approach supports such operations as process scripting and hardware acceleration, to thereby enhance the features and efficiency of functions that are available to the user.
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