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Image control apparatus with a plurality of functional units provided on separate printed boards, and mounting structure of the printed boards

US5745258A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 27, 1995
Grant dateApr 28, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K1/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image control apparatus includes a communication control unit for effecting a communication with the outside of the apparatus, an image processing control unit for controlling processings required for a given image data, and a main control unit for controlling the communication control unit and the image processing control unit. Respective control units are provided on separate printed boards, respectively, and each printed board is connected to each other using respective connectors. By the constitution, it is possible to make a maximum use of resources such as hardware resources and thereby improve an efficiency in development of the image control apparatus. Also, by mounting the above printed boards with being divided into lower-side units and upper-side units, it is possible to increase the component mounting space and to have the printed board drawings for common use.

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